The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity.
1
Samuel 2.1-10
Exultant cor meum
My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, * mine horn is
exalted in the LORD:
My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; * because I
rejoice in thy salvation.
There is none holy as the LORD: for there
is none beside thee: * neither is there any rock like our God.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; *
let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a
God of knowledge, * and by him actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty men are broken, *
and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
They that were full have hired out themselves
for bread; * and they that were hungry ceased:
So that the barren hath born seven; * and she that
hath many children is waxed feeble.
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: * he bringeth
down to the grave, and bringeth up.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: * he
bringeth low, and lifteth up.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, *
and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
To set them among princes, * and to make
them inherit the throne of glory:
For the pillars of the earth are the
LORD'S, * and he hath set the world upon them.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked
shall be silent in darkness; * for by strength shall no man prevail.
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to
pieces; * out of heaven shall he thunder upon them:
The LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he
shall give strength unto his king, * and exalt the horn of his anointed.
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.
Suffrages
(from the Te Deum)
O
LORD, save thy people, and bless thine heritage.
Govern
them, and lift them up for ever.
Day
by day we magnify thee;
And
we worship thy Name ever, world without end.
Vouchsafe,
O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O
Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O
Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
The Collect.
LORD,
we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that
through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given
to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Numbers 20.14-29
Psalter: Psalm 123, 124, 125 | 136, 138
Epistle Reading: Philippians 1.3-11
Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 18.21-35
***My letter to my congregation this last week is
about being a
Garden-Church.
27
October
The
Victory at Saxa Rubra
"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.
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for the Collect and readings.
