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