The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity.
Deus
misereatur.
Psalm lxvii.
GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, * and show us
the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
That thy way may be known upon earth, * thy saving health
among all nations.
Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all
the peoples praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice and be glad; * for thou
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all
the peoples praise thee.
Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; * and
God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
God shall bless us; * and all the ends of the world
shall fear him.
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.
O
ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy bountiful
goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we,
being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully* accomplish those things that
thou wouldest have done; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
{*the
1549 BCP has, “may with free hearts accomplish…”}
Old Testament Reading: Ecclesiastes 9.4-10
Psalter: Psalm 116, 117 | 118, 83
Epistle Reading: Ephesians 5.15-21
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 22.1-14
Homily
27
October
The
Victory at Saxa Ruba
"Labarum, hoc est Christi
sacratum nomine signum."
Collect: Almighty God, Captain of the Host, grant,
we beseech thee, that through thy grace we might be ever vigilant to recognize
thy sign, and hear thy calling; through thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, forever and ever.
Amen
Psalm 144: Benedictus Dominus.
BLESSED be the LORD my strength, who teacheth my hands to war, and
my fingers to fight: My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my
defender in whom I trust; who subdueth my people that is under me. LORD, what
is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? or the son of man, that thou so
regardest him? Man is like a thing of nought; his time passeth away like a
shadow. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, and they
shall smoke. Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them; shoot out thine arrows,
and consume them. Send down thine hand from above; deliver me, and take me but
of the great waters, from the hand of strangers; Whose mouth talketh of vanity,
and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness. I will sing a new song unto
thee, O God; and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute. Thou hast
given victory unto kings, and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril
of the sword. Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strangers, whose mouth
talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity: That our
sons may grow up as the young plants, and that our daughters may be as the
polished corners of the temple; That our garners may be full and plenteous with
all manner of store; that our sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten
thousands in our fields; That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be
no decay, no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets. Happy
are the people that are in such a case; yea, blessed are the people who have
the LORD for their God.
Ephesians 6: 10-18
Finally,
my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,
to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having
on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of
the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall
be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Luke xii. 35
Let
your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like
unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that
when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are
those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say
unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and
will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or
come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this
know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would
come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken
through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
ye think not.
Here is the link for the Collect
and readings.
Labarum Guard
28
October
Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles
Psalm 68.1-11
Exurgat Deus
LET God arise, and let his enemies be scattered :
let them also that hate him flee before him.
2. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive
them away : and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at
the presence of God.
3. But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before
God : let them also be merry and joyful.
4. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name :
magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon an horse; praise him
in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5. He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth
the cause of the widows : even God in his holy habitation.
6. He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind
in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity : but letteth the
runagates continue in scarceness.
7. O God, when thou wentest forth before the people
: when thou wentest through the wilderness;
8. The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the
presence of God : even as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, who is
the God of Israel.
9. Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine
inheritance : and refreshedst it when it was weary.
10. Thy congregation shall dwell therein : for thou,
O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor.
11. The Lord gave the word : great was the company
of the preachers.
The Collect
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy Church upon the
foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head
cornerstone; Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their
doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee; through the
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 28.9-16
Psalter: Psalm 118
Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2.17-22
Gospel Reading: St. John 15.17-27
Homily
