Saint Stephen’s
Day (26 December).
From Psalm
34
Benedicam Domino
I WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord
* his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
The eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous * and his ears are open unto their prayers.
The countenance of the Lord is against
them that do evil * to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth
them * and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of
a contrite heart * and will save such as be of an humble spirit.
Great are the troubles of the righteous
* but the Lord delivereth him out of all.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
The Collect.
Grant, O Lord, that in
all our sufferings here upon earth for the testimony of thy truth, we may
stedfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be
revealed; and, being filled with the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless
our persecutors by the example of thy first Martyr Saint Stephen, who prayed
for his murderers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of
God to succour all those that suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity,
which shall be said continually unto New-year’s Eve.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this
time to be born of a pure Virgin: Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy
children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit;
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and
the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Epistle Reading: Acts (6.8-7.53) 7.54-60
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 23.34-39
Saint John the
Evangelist’s Day (27 December).
From Psalm 37
Noli aemulari
FRET not thyself because of the ungodly
* neither be thou envious against the evil-doers.
For they shall soon be cut down like
the grass * and be withered even as the green herb.
Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be
doing good * dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thou in the Lord * and he shall
give thee thy heart’s desire.
Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put
thy trust in him * and he shall bring it to pass.
He shall make thy righteousness as
clear as the light * and thy just dealing as the noon-day.
Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide
patiently upon him * but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper,
against the man that doeth after evil counsels.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
The Collect.
MERCIFUL Lord, we
beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it being
enlightened by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John
may so walk in the light of thy truth, that it may at length attain to the
light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity,
which shall be said continually unto New-year’s Eve.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this
time to be born of a pure Virgin: Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy
children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit;
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and
the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Epistle Reading:1 John 1.1-10
Gospel Reading: St. John 21.19-25
The Innocents’
Day (28 December).
From Psalm 90
Domine, refugium
LORD, thou hast been our refuge * from
one generation to another.
So teach us to number our days * that
we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last *
and be gracious unto thy servants.
O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that
soon * so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.
Comfort us again now after the time
that thou hast plagued us * and for the years wherein we have suffered
adversity.
Shew thy servants thy work * and their
children thy glory.
And the glorious majesty of the Lord
our God be upon us * prosper thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper thou
our handywork.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
The Collect.
O ALMIGHTY God, who
out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest
infants to glorify thee by their deaths; Mortify and kill all vices in us, and
so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and
constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity,
which shall be said continually unto New-year’s Eve.
ALMIGHTY God, who
hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this
time to be born of a pure Virgin: Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy
children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit;
through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and
the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
Epistle Reading: Revelation 14.1-5
Gospel Reading:
St. Matthew2.13-18
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