The Conversion of Saint Paul (25 January)
The Collect
O God, who,
through the preaching of the blessed Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused the light
of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we beseech thee, that we,
having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may shew forth our thankfulness
unto thee for the same, by following the holy doctrine which he taught; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 1.4-10
Psalter: Psalm 67
Epistle Reading: Acts 9.1-22
Gospel Reading: *St. Matthew 19.27-30
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany.
Psalm
72. Deus, judicium.
GIVE the King thy judgments, O God, *
and thy righteousness unto the King’s son.
2 Then shall he judge thy people
according unto right, * and defend the poor.
3 The mountains also shall bring peace,
* and the little hills righteousness unto the people.
4 He shall keep the simple folk by
their right, * defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrong doer.
5 They shall fear thee, as long as the
sun and moon endureth, * from one generation to another.
6 He shall come down like the rain upon
the mown grass, * even as the drops that water the earth.
7 In his time shall the righteous
flourish; * yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth.
8 His dominion shall be also from the
one sea to the other, * and from the River unto the world’s end.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness
shall kneel before him; * his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the
isles shall give presents; * the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts.
11 All kings shall fall down before
him; * all nations shall do him service.
12 For he shall deliver the poor when
he crieth; * the needy also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall be favourable to the simple
and needy, * and shall preserve the souls of the poor.
14 He shall deliver their souls from
falsehood and wrong; * and dear shall their blood be in his sight.
15 He shall live, and unto him shall be
given of the gold of Arabia; * prayer shall be made ever unto him, and daily
shall he be praised.
16 There shall be an heap of corn in
the earth, high upon the hills; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: *
and they of the city shall flourish like grass upon the earth.
17 His Name shall endure for ever; his
Name shall re- main under the sun among the posterities, which shall be blessed
in him; * and all the nations shall praise him.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the
God of Israel, * which only doeth wondrous things;
19 And blessed be the Name of his
majesty for ever: * and all the earth
shall be filled with his majesty. Amen,
Amen.
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.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our
infirmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right
hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 41.8-10, 17-20
Psalter: Psalm 20, 21 | 27, 29
Epistle Reading: Romans 12.16-21
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 8.1-13
Personal: Little Known Fact: The whole Senate has George
Washington's Farewell Speech read to them every year. That speech began to be
read to the whole Senate in 1862, and the tradition of the annual reading began
around 1888.
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