Tuesday after Quinquagesima
MORNING
Lord's Prayer and Preces
Our Father, whichwho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done inon earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them thatthose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
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.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord's Name be praised.
Ps. 95.
| 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. |
| Today 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. |
Ps. 86.
| 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. |
| Among 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, longsuffering, 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. |
Ps. 87.
| 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. |
Ps. 88.
| 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 lovingkindness 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. |
First Lesson✤
| And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. |
| And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. |
| And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. |
| And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. |
| He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: |
| Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. |
| And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. |
| And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. |
| And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? |
| And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, |
| Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. |
| And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. |
| And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you. |
| And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. |
| And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. |
| And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: |
| For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. |
| And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. |
| Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. |
| And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. |
| And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. |
| And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. |
| And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. |
| But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. |
| And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again. |
| And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. |
| And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. |
| And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? |
| And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. |
| And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. |
| Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. |
| And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: |
| And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. |
| And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. |
| And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. |
| And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. |
| And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? |
| And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. |
| And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. |
| And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. |
| And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. |
BENEDICITE, OMNIA OPERA DOMINIFirst Canticle
O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let the Earth bless the Lord:
yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Children of men, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O let Israel bless the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O ye Holy and Humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord:
praise him, and magnify him for ever.
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.
Second Lesson✤
| Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, |
| Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; |
| It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, |
| That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. |
| There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. |
| And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. |
| And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. |
| And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, |
| According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. |
| And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. |
| And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. |
| And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. |
| But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. |
| And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. |
| For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. |
| And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. |
| And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. |
| And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. |
| And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. |
| And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. |
| And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. |
| And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. |
| And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. |
| And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, |
| Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. |
| And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, |
| To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. |
| And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. |
| And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. |
| And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. |
| And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. |
| He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: |
| And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. |
| Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? |
| And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. |
| And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. |
| For with God nothing shall be impossible. |
| And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. |
BENEDICTUSSecond Canticle
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.
Collect of the Day
O Lord, who hast taught us, that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee: Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
Collect for Peace
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.
Collect for Grace
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 may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that isdoings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
