The Third Sunday in Lent.
Psalm 102. Domine, exaudi.
HEAR my prayer, O Lord, * and let my
crying come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the time
of my trouble; * incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that
right soon.
3 For my days are consumed away like
smoke, * and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand.
4 My heart is smitten down, and
withered like grass; * so that I forget to eat my bread.
5 For the voice of my groaning, * my
bones will scarce cleave to my flesh.
6 I am become like a pelican in the
wilderness, * and like an owl that is in the desert.
7 I have watched, and am even as it
were a sparrow, * that sitteth alone upon the housetop.
8 Mine enemies revile me all the day
long; * and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes as it were
bread, * and mingled my drink with weeping;
10 And that, because of thine
indignation and wrath; * for thou hast taken me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are gone like a shadow, *
and I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for
ever, * and thy remembrance throughout all generations.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy
upon Sion; * for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.
14 And why? thy servants think upon her
stones, * and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.
15 The nations shall fear thy Name, O Lord;
* and all the kings of the earth thy majesty;
16 When the Lord shall build up Sion, *
and when his glory shall appear;
17 When he turneth him unto the prayer
of the poor destitute, * and despiseth not their desire.
18 This shall be written for those that
come after, * and the people which shall be born shall praise the LORD.
19 For he hath looked down from his
sanctuary; * out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20 That he might hear the mournings of
such as are in captivity, * and deliver them that are appointed unto death;
21 That they may declare the Name of
the Lord in Sion, * and his worship at Jerusalem;
22 When the peoples are gathered
together, * and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.
23 He brought down my strength in my
journey, * and shortened my days.
24 But I said, O my God, take me not
away in the midst of mine age; * as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations.
25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast
laid the foundation of the earth, * and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt
endure: * they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
27 And as a vesture shalt thou change
them, and they shall be changed; * but thou art the same, and thy years shall
not fail.
28 The children of thy servants shall
continue, * and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son *
and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
The Collect.
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty
desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy
Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
{The Collect from the First Day of Lent is to
be read every day in Lent after the Collect appointed for the Day.}
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou
hast made and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent: Create and
make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and
acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect
remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 6
Psalter: Psalm 56, 58 | 119.73-104
Epistle Reading: Ephesians 5.1-14
Gospel Reading: St. Luke 11.14-28
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 25 March
Psalm 131
Domine, non est
LORD, I am not high-minded : I have no
proud looks.
2. I do not exercise myself in great
matters : which are too high for me.
3. But I refrain my soul, and keep it
low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother : yea, my soul is even as a
weaned child.
4. O Israel, trust in the Lord : from
this time forth for evermore.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son *
and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
The Collect
We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into
our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by
the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the
glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 7.10-15
Psalter: Psalm 8, 113 | 111, 138
Epistle Reading: [Hebrews 2.5-18]
Gospel Reading: St. Luke 1.26-38
