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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