Saturday after Septuagesima
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. 35.
| Plead thou my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me. |
| Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up to help me. |
| Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. |
| Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me. |
| Let them be as the dust before the wind, and the angel of the Lord scattering them. |
| Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. |
| For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul. |
| Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily, catch himself; that he may fall into his own mischief. |
| And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in his salvation. |
| All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him; yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him? |
| False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my charge things that I knew not. |
| They rewarded me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul. |
| Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom. |
| I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother; I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. |
| But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not. |
| With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth. |
| Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions. |
| So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people. |
| O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause. |
| And why? their communing is not for peace; but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land. |
| They gaped upon me with their mouths, and said, Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it with our eyes. |
| This thou hast seen, O Lord; hold not thy tongue then, go not far from me, O Lord. |
| Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel; avenge thou my cause, my God, and my Lord. |
| Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not triumph over me. |
| Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we have it; neither let them say, We have devoured him. |
| Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble; let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me. |
| Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing; yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. |
| And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness, and of thy praise all the day long. |
| 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. 36.
| My heart sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. |
| For he flattereth himself in his own sight, until his abominable sin be found out. |
| The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and full of deceit: he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. |
| He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil. |
| Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds. |
| Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: thy judgements are like the great deep. |
| Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; How excellent is thy mercy, O God: and the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. |
| They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house; and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river. |
| For with thee is the well of life; and in thy light shall we see light. |
| O continue forth thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart. |
| O let not the foot of pride come against me; and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down. |
| There are they fallen, all that work wickedness; they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand. |
| 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 God spake all these words, saying, |
| I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. |
| Thou shalt have no other gods before me. |
| Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: |
| Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; |
| And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. |
| Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. |
| Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
| Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: |
| But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: |
| For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. |
| Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. |
| Thou shalt not kill. |
| Thou shalt not commit adultery. |
| Thou shalt not steal. |
| Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. |
| Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. |
| And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. |
| And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. |
| And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. |
| And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. |
| And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. |
| Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. |
| An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. |
| And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. |
| Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. |
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✤
| Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. |
| And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. |
| For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. |
| And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. |
| Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? |
| He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. |
| Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. |
| For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. |
| And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. |
| For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: |
| But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. |
| And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; |
| Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. |
| And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: |
| There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. |
| If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. |
| And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. |
| And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; |
| Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? |
| And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. |
| For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, |
| Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: |
| All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. |
| And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. |
| For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: |
| The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. |
| But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. |
| And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. |
| And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. |
| And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. |
| And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. |
| And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. |
| And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; |
| And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. |
| And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. |
| And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; |
| And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. |
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, 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.
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.
