Septuagesima Sunday Matins
February 8, 2009
Opening Scripture Sentence
February 8, 2009
Opening Scripture Sentence
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. - I Corinthians 9:24
Opening Preces
V. O Lord, open thou our lips.
R. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
V. O God, make speed to save us.
R. O Lord, make haste to help us.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
V. Praise ye the Lord.
R. The Lord's Name be praised.
Venite, Exultemus Domino
Let us come before the presence of the Lord with thanksgiving
and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms; *
O come, let us adore him.
O come, let us sing unto the Lord *
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God *
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth *
and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it *
and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down *
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God *
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts *
as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
When your fathers tempted me *
proved me, and saw my works.
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said *
It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways;
Unto whom I sware in my wrath *
that they should not enter into my rest.
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.
Let us come before the presence of the Lord with thanksgiving
and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms; *
O come, let us adore him.
V. Lord, thou hast been our refuge.
R. From one generation to another.
Maker of earth, to Thee alone
Perpetual rest belongs;
And the bright choirs around Thy throne
May pour their endless songs.
But we—ah holy now no more!
Are doomed to toil and pain;
Yet exiles on an alien shore
May sing their country’s strain.
Father, whose promise binds Thee still
To heal the suppliant throng,
Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill
That banish us so long.
And, while we mourn, in faith to rest
Upon Thy love and care,
Till Thou restore us with the blest
The song of heaven to share.
O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Holy Ghost,
To Thee be praise, great Three in One,
From Thy created host.
Amen.
Psalm 86
Inclina, Domine
Opening Preces
V. O Lord, open thou our lips.
R. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
V. O God, make speed to save us.
R. O Lord, make haste to help us.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
V. Praise ye the Lord.
R. The Lord's Name be praised.
Invitatory Psalm with Proper Antiphon
Psalm 95Venite, Exultemus Domino
Let us come before the presence of the Lord with thanksgiving
and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms; *
O come, let us adore him.
O come, let us sing unto the Lord *
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God *
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth *
and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it *
and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down *
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God *
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts *
as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
When your fathers tempted me *
proved me, and saw my works.
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said *
It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways;
Unto whom I sware in my wrath *
that they should not enter into my rest.
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.
Let us come before the presence of the Lord with thanksgiving
and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms; *
O come, let us adore him.
The Office Hymn and Proper Versicle
V. Lord, thou hast been our refuge.
R. From one generation to another.
Maker of earth, to Thee alone
Perpetual rest belongs;
And the bright choirs around Thy throne
May pour their endless songs.
But we—ah holy now no more!
Are doomed to toil and pain;
Yet exiles on an alien shore
May sing their country’s strain.
Father, whose promise binds Thee still
To heal the suppliant throng,
Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill
That banish us so long.
And, while we mourn, in faith to rest
Upon Thy love and care,
Till Thou restore us with the blest
The song of heaven to share.
O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Holy Ghost,
To Thee be praise, great Three in One,
From Thy created host.
Amen.
Psalmody with Proper Antiphons
Psalm 86
Inclina, Domine
I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart *
and will praise thy Name for evermore.
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me *
for I am poor, and in misery.
Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy *
my God, save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord *
for I will call daily upon thee.
Comfort the soul of thy servant *
for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good and gracious *
and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer *
and ponder the voice of my humble desires.
In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee *
for thou hearest me.
mong the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord *
there is not one that can do as thou doest.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord *
and shall glorify thy Name.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things *
thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth *
O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.
I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart *
and will praise thy Name for evermore.
For great is thy mercy toward me *
and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell.
O God, the proud are risen against me *
and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul,
and have not set thee before their eyes.
But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy *
long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.
O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me *
give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.
Shew some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed *
because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
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.
I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart *
and will praise thy Name for evermore.
Psalm 87
Fundamenta ejus
Very excellent things are spoken of thee *
O Sion, thou city of God.
Her foundations are upon the holy hills *
the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Very excellent things are spoken of thee *
thou city of God.
I will think upon Rahab and Babylon *
with them that know me.
Behold ye the Philistines also *
and they of Tyre, with the Morians; lo, there was he born.
And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born in her *
and the most High shall stablish her.
The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people *
that he was born there.
The singers also and trumpeters shall he rehearse *
All my fresh springs shall be in thee.
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.
Very excellent things are spoken of thee *
O Sion, thou city of God.
Psalm 88
Domine Deus
O Lord let my prayer enter into thy presence, *
and incline thine ear unto my calling.
O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee *
O let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my calling.
For my soul is full of trouble *
and my life draweth nigh unto hell.
I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit *
and I have been even as a man that hath no strength.
Free among the dead, like unto them that are wounded, and lie in the grave *
who are out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand.
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit *
in a place of darkness, and in the deep.
Thine indignation lieth hard upon me *
and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms.
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me *
and made me to be abhorred of them.
I am so fast in prison *
that I cannot get forth.
My sight faileth for very trouble *
Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.
Dost thou shew wonders among the dead *
or shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee?
Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in the grave *
or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark *
and thy righteousness in the land where all things are forgotten?
Unto thee have I cried, O Lord *
and early shall my prayer come before thee.
Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul *
and hidest thou thy face from me?
I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the point to die *
even from my youth up thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled mind.
Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me *
and the fear of thee hath undone me.
They came round about me daily like water *
and compassed me together on every side.
My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me *
and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight.
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.
Here beginneth the Sixth Chapter of the Book of Righteous Joshua.
Here endeth the First Lesson. - Joshua 6:1-20
The Canticle of Saint Ambrose
Te Deum Laudamus
Day by day we magnify thee, O Lord;*
And we worship thy Name ever world without end.
We praise thee, O God *
we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee *
the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud *
the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubin and Seraphin *
continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy *
Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty *
of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles *
praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets *
praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs *
praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world *
doth acknowledge thee;
The Father *
of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honourable, true *
and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost *
the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory *
O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son *
of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man *
thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death *
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God *
in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come *
to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants *
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints *
in glory everlasting.
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 lighten upon us *
as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted *
let me never be confounded.
Amen.
Day by day we magnify thee, O Lord;*
And we worship thy Name ever world without end.
Here beginneth the Seventh Chapter of the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the Evangelist.
Now when Jesus had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2And a certain centurions servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 5For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 6Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 8For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 9When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 10And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
Here endeth the Second Lesson. - Luke 7:1-10
The Canticle of Saint Zacharias
Benedictus
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that is an householder, *
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard, saith the Lord.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel *
for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us *
in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets *
which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies *
and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers *
and to remember his holy Covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham *
that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies *
might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him *
all the days of our life.
And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest *
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people *
for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God *
whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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 kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that is an householder, *
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard, saith the Lord.
A Reading from the Enchiridion of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Here endeth the Reading. - Enchiridion 25-27
V. The Lord God said : It is not good that man should be alone : *
Let us make him an help meet for him.
R. And he called her name Woman, *
because she was taken out of man.
V. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he took one of his ribs : *
Whereof he built another being, whom he brought unto the man to see what he would call her.
R. And he called her name Woman, *
because she was taken out of man.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. And he called her name Woman, *
because she was taken out of man.
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost:
The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints:
The Forgiveness of sins:
The Resurrection of the body:
And the Life everlasting.
Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
V. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
R. And grant us thy salvation.
V. O Lord, save the State.
R. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
V. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
R. And make thy chosen people joyful.
V. O Lord, save thy people.
R. And bless thine inheritance.
V. Give peace in our time, O Lord.
R. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
V. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
R. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
O Lord, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to President Obama, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Pastors and Deacons, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Private Prayers are here offered.
Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen
V. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.
R. Amen.
and will praise thy Name for evermore.
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me *
for I am poor, and in misery.
Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy *
my God, save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord *
for I will call daily upon thee.
Comfort the soul of thy servant *
for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good and gracious *
and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer *
and ponder the voice of my humble desires.
In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee *
for thou hearest me.
mong the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord *
there is not one that can do as thou doest.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord *
and shall glorify thy Name.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things *
thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth *
O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.
I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart *
and will praise thy Name for evermore.
For great is thy mercy toward me *
and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell.
O God, the proud are risen against me *
and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul,
and have not set thee before their eyes.
But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy *
long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.
O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me *
give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.
Shew some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed *
because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
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.
I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart *
and will praise thy Name for evermore.
Rejoice, O Lord, the countenance of thy servants; and deliver our souls from the lowest hell, that protected by thy mercy, we may with spiritual strength tread fleshly desires under foot; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Psalm 87
Fundamenta ejus
Very excellent things are spoken of thee *
O Sion, thou city of God.
Her foundations are upon the holy hills *
the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Very excellent things are spoken of thee *
thou city of God.
I will think upon Rahab and Babylon *
with them that know me.
Behold ye the Philistines also *
and they of Tyre, with the Morians; lo, there was he born.
And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born in her *
and the most High shall stablish her.
The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people *
that he was born there.
The singers also and trumpeters shall he rehearse *
All my fresh springs shall be in thee.
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.
Very excellent things are spoken of thee *
O Sion, thou city of God.
God, the foundation of our faith, who settest up the gates of eternity with the strong wall of righteousness in holy minds as upon lofty mountains; grant that we may believe gloriously in thee, and confess by preaching that thou wast made Man for our redemption; for thou livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God world without end. Amen.
Psalm 88
Domine Deus
O Lord let my prayer enter into thy presence, *
and incline thine ear unto my calling.
O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee *
O let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my calling.
For my soul is full of trouble *
and my life draweth nigh unto hell.
I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit *
and I have been even as a man that hath no strength.
Free among the dead, like unto them that are wounded, and lie in the grave *
who are out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand.
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit *
in a place of darkness, and in the deep.
Thine indignation lieth hard upon me *
and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms.
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me *
and made me to be abhorred of them.
I am so fast in prison *
that I cannot get forth.
My sight faileth for very trouble *
Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.
Dost thou shew wonders among the dead *
or shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee?
Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in the grave *
or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark *
and thy righteousness in the land where all things are forgotten?
Unto thee have I cried, O Lord *
and early shall my prayer come before thee.
Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul *
and hidest thou thy face from me?
I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the point to die *
even from my youth up thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled mind.
Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me *
and the fear of thee hath undone me.
They came round about me daily like water *
and compassed me together on every side.
My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me *
and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight.
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.
O Lord let my prayer enter into thy presence, *
and incline thine ear unto my calling.
O God, Redeemer of all, and ineffable giver of our salvation, who passing into hell for us, wast free among the dead, hear the prayer of thy servants, and deliver us from the grievous bondage of the crafty foe; for thou livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God world without end. Amen.
and incline thine ear unto my calling.
O God, Redeemer of all, and ineffable giver of our salvation, who passing into hell for us, wast free among the dead, hear the prayer of thy servants, and deliver us from the grievous bondage of the crafty foe; for thou livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God world without end. Amen.
The First Lesson
Here beginneth the Sixth Chapter of the Book of Righteous Joshua.
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the rams horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the Lord. 7And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. 8And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. 9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city. 17And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord. 20So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Here endeth the First Lesson. - Joshua 6:1-20
The Canticle of Saint Ambrose
Te Deum Laudamus
Day by day we magnify thee, O Lord;*
And we worship thy Name ever world without end.
We praise thee, O God *
we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee *
the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud *
the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubin and Seraphin *
continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy *
Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty *
of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles *
praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets *
praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs *
praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world *
doth acknowledge thee;
The Father *
of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honourable, true *
and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost *
the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory *
O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son *
of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man *
thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death *
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God *
in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come *
to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants *
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints *
in glory everlasting.
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 lighten upon us *
as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted *
let me never be confounded.
Amen.
Day by day we magnify thee, O Lord;*
And we worship thy Name ever world without end.
The Second Lesson
Here beginneth the Seventh Chapter of the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the Evangelist.
Now when Jesus had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2And a certain centurion
Here endeth the Second Lesson. - Luke 7:1-10
The Canticle of Saint Zacharias
Benedictus
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that is an householder, *
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard, saith the Lord.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel *
for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us *
in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets *
which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies *
and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers *
and to remember his holy Covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham *
that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies *
might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him *
all the days of our life.
And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest *
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people *
for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God *
whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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 kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that is an householder, *
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard, saith the Lord.
The Reading
A Reading from the Enchiridion of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
The Lord had foretold that if man should sin, he would bring upon himself the penalty of death. Thus it was that, albeit God endowed man with free-will, he asserted his dominion over him by urging on him the danger of self-destruction through sin. And so God placed him in that happy Garden (as it were, in a sheltered nook of life), whence he might have attained unto an even better life, if he had remained righteous. But this first man sinned, and was therefore driven out of his paradise. And by his sin, he infected all his offspring with the disease of sin, since he himself (their source), was poisoned therewith ; whereby he brought upon all mankind the very sentence of death and damnation which he had earned for himself. So it is that all who descend by fleshly generation from Adam and his wife Eve (which latter had urged him to sin, and therefore shared in the sentence passed upon him), inherit original sin ; whereby we are drawn on, through divers errors and sorrows, toward the final ruin that fallen man doth share with the fallen angels, which same are our corrupters, masters, and partakers in this doom. By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. In this sentence, by the word World the Apostle signifieth all mankind. Thus then did the matter stand―All of doomed humanity lay in misery, (or rather was blundering on, and plunging from bad to worse), together with that part of the Angels which had sinned, until both together should suffer the condign punishment of their vile treason. For whatever, through blind and unbridled concupiscence, is willingly done by wicked men, and whatever such men suffer unwillingly in the way of secret or manifest pains, must evidently appertain to the wrath of God. And yet the goodness of the Creator did not cease to minister even to the evil angels both life and strength, for if this ministration were withdrawn they would cease to be, and in the case of mankind, although each of us is sprung from a corrupt and doomed stock, God doth not cease to give form and life to our offspring ; and he continueth to fashion each one's parts and members throughout the various periods of life, and that in all the various races of the earth ; yea, he doth ever quicken our senses, and provide us with sustenance. For he judged it better to bring good out of evil things than to allow no evil things to exist.
Here endeth the Reading. - Enchiridion 25-27
V. The Lord God said : It is not good that man should be alone : *
Let us make him an help meet for him.
R. And he called her name Woman, *
because she was taken out of man.
V. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he took one of his ribs : *
Whereof he built another being, whom he brought unto the man to see what he would call her.
R. And he called her name Woman, *
because she was taken out of man.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. And he called her name Woman, *
because she was taken out of man.
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost:
The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints:
The Forgiveness of sins:
The Resurrection of the body:
And the Life everlasting.
Amen.
The Prayers
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
V. O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
R. And grant us thy salvation.
V. O Lord, save the State.
R. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
V. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
R. And make thy chosen people joyful.
V. O Lord, save thy people.
R. And bless thine inheritance.
V. Give peace in our time, O Lord.
R. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
V. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
R. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
O Lord, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, our Governor, whose glory is in all the world; We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to President Obama, and to all in authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness; and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Pastors and Deacons, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Private Prayers are here offered.
Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen
V. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.
R. Amen.
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