Saturday after Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
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. 96.
| O sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth. |
| Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name; be telling of his salvation from day to day. |
| Declare his honour unto the heathen, and his wonders unto all people. |
| For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised; he is more to be feared than all gods. |
| As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols; but it is the Lord that made the heavens. |
| Glory and worship are before him; power and honour are in his sanctuary. |
| Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. |
| Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name; bring presents, and come into his courts. |
| O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. |
| Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King, and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the people righteously. |
| Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is. |
| Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord. |
| For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. |
| 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. 97.
| The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. |
| Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgement are the habitation of his seat. |
| There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his enemies on every side. |
| His lightnings gave shine unto the world: the earth saw it, and was afraid. |
| The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord; at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
| The heavens have declared his righteousness, and all the people have seen his glory. |
| Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods: worship him, all ye gods. |
| Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgements, O Lord. |
| For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. |
| O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly. |
| There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. |
| Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. |
| 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✤
| I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. |
| Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. |
| And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, |
| And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: |
| For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. |
| Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord. |
| Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. |
| For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. |
| For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me. |
| Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. |
| And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. |
| And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. |
| Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. |
| And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. |
| And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? |
| Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. |
| And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. |
| And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by. |
| And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying, |
| Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. |
| Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. |
| For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. |
| In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. |
TE DEUM LAUDAMUSFirst Canticle
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.
Second Lesson✤
| For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. |
| And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. |
| And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, |
| And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. |
| Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. |
| And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? |
| They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. |
| So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. |
| And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. |
| But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. |
| And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, |
| Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. |
| But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? |
| Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. |
| Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? |
| So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. |
| And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, |
| Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, |
| And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. |
| Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. |
| And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. |
| But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. |
| And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. |
| And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. |
| But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. |
| But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; |
| And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: |
| Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. |
| And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. |
| And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. |
| And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. |
| And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? |
| They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. |
| So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. |
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
Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy: and because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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.
