Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity - 2024

 

The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity.

(from The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany)

Habakkuk 3.2-11

Domine audivi

O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: * O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years,

In the midst of the years make known; * in wrath remember mercy.

God came from Teman, * and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah.

His glory covered the heavens, * and the earth was full of his praise.

And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: * and there was the hiding of his power.

Before him went the pestilence, * and burning coals went forth at his feet.

He stood, and measured the earth: * he beheld, and drove asunder the nations;

And the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: * his ways are everlasting.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: * and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? * was thine anger against the rivers? 

Was thy wrath against the sea, * that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

Thy bow was made quite naked, * according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. * The mountains saw thee, and they trembled:

The overflowing of the water passed by: * the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, * and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

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 GOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 66.1-2, 10, 12-16, 18-23

Psalter: Psalm 75, 138, 98 | 9, 76, 96

Epistle Reading: 1 John 3.1-8

Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 24.23-31 

Homily: http://orderofcenturions.org/documents/secondsundaybeforeadvent_08.html

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity - 2024

 

The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.

Jeremiah 31.10-14

Audite verbum Domini

Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, * and declare it in the isles afar off, and say,

He that scattered Israel will gather him, * and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, * and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, * and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD,

For wheat, and for wine, and for oil, * and for the young of the flock and of the herd:

And their soul shall be as a watered garden; * and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, * both young men and old together:

For I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, * and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, * and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.

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 LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

Old Testament Reading: Malachi 3.13-4.3

Psalter: Psalm 129, 130, 131 | 144, 145

Epistle Reading: Colossians 1.3-12

Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 9.18-26 

Homily 

Recently, as I preach my sermon series on Daniel, I addressed Daniel’s prayer and confession of sin in Daniel 9:5-19. Once he came to the end of acknowledging the sins of himself and all God’s people, he prayed: “O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name” (Daniel 9:18b-19). Here is a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer 1662 (International ed.) published by IVP 2021, that rightly follows Daniel’s line of praying that would be fit for us to use each day this coming week: 

Eternal and gracious God, who art slow to anger and of great kindness: Have mercy on thy faithless and backsliding church. We mourn and confess to thee our sins, the poverty of our devotion, and the weakness of our testimony. Pardon, cleanse, and restore us, we humbly beseech thee. Fill us with the power of thy Holy Spirit, that we thy people may be humbled and sanctified, and that the multitudes who are lost to thee may be convicted of their sins and converted to their Saviour, for the glory of his saving name. Amen (p.676-7).

All Saints' Day (1 November) and the Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity - 2024

 

All Saints’ Day

The Collect

O almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

At the beginning of morning prayer and for an anthem at communion:
The Lord is glorious in his saints; * O come, let us adore him 

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 26.1-21

Psalter: Psalm 116

Epistle Reading: Revelation 7.2-17

Gospel Reading: Matthew 5.1-12 

Homily 

The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.

1 Chronicles 29.10-13

Benedictus es, Domine Deus Israel

Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, * for ever and ever.

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: * for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine;

Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, * and thou art exalted as head above all.

Both riches and honour come of thee, * and thou reignest over all;

And in thine hand is power and might; *and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, * and praise thy glorious name.

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 GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 64.1-12

Psalter: Psalm 126, 127, 128 | 140, 141

Epistle Reading: Philippians 3.17-21

Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 22.15-22 

Homily 

Last week I wrote my congregation about being a garden-church. This week I wrote the second installment of that theme: A Garden-Church #2