Eve of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Father in heaven, by whose grace the virgin mother of your incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping your word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example of her devotion to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

1 Praise the Lord!

   Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord

    from this time forth and forevermore!

3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,

    the name of the Lord is to be praised!

4 The Lord is high above all nations,

    and his glory above the heavens!

5 Who is like the Lord our God,

    who is seated on high,

6 who looks far down

    on the heavens and the earth?

7 He raises the poor from the dust

    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

8 to make them sit with princes,

    with the princes of his people.

9 He gives the barren woman a home,

    making her the joyous mother of children.

   Praise the Lord!

Psalm 113 –English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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1 Samuel 2:1-10 – Ephesians 2:1-10 – Matthew 7:22-27

Ascension Day

Almighty God, on this day you took your only-begotten Son beyond our sight into heaven, exalting our human nature and promising us a share of your eternal splendor: Confirm our hope and lead us after him into the new creation where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

(from Gregorian Sacramentary)

1 Clap your hands, all peoples!

    Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

2 For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,

    a great king over all the earth.

3 He subdued peoples under us,

    and nations under our feet.

4 He chose our heritage for us,

    the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

5 God has gone up with a shout,

    the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!

    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

7 For God is the King of all the earth;

    sing praises with a psalm![a]

8 God reigns over the nations;

    God sits on his holy throne.

9 The princes of the peoples gather

    as the people of the God of Abraham.

For the shields of the earth belong to God;

    he is highly exalted!

Psalm 47 –English Standard Version

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Daniel 7:9-14 – Hebrews 2:5-18 – Matthew 28:16-20

Grant, O God of mercy, that just as we celebrate in faith the solemnity of your Son’s resurrection, so we may rejoice with all the saints when he comes again in glory. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

    for his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let Israel say,

    “His steadfast love endures forever.”

3 Let the house of Aaron say,

    “His steadfast love endures forever.”

4 Let those who fear the Lord say,

    “His steadfast love endures forever.”

5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;

    the Lord answered me and set me free.

6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.

    What can man do to me?

7 The Lord is on my side as my helper;

    I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

    than to trust in man.

9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

    than to trust in princes.

Psalm 118 –English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Leviticus 26:27-42 – Ephesians 1:1-10 – Matthew 22:41-46

John Calvin

Sovereign and holy God, you brought John Calvin from a study of legal systems to understand the godliness of your divine laws as revealed in Scripture: Fill us with a like zeal to teach and preach your Word, that the whole world may come to know your Son Jesus Christ, the true Word and Wisdom; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, ever one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,

    who walk in the law of the Lord!

2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,

    who seek him with their whole heart,

3 who also do no wrong,

    but walk in his ways!

4 You have commanded your precepts

    to be kept diligently.

5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast

    in keeping your statutes!

6 Then I shall not be put to shame,

    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

7 I will praise you with an upright heart,

    when I learn your righteous rules.[b]

8 I will keep your statutes;

    do not utterly forsake me!

Psalm 119 –English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Leviticus 26:1-20 – 1 Timothy 2:1-6 – Matthew 13:18-23

Augustine of Canterbury

O Lord our God, who by your Son Jesus Christ called your apostles and sent them forth to preach the Gospel to the nations: We bless your holy name for your servant Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, whose labors in propagating your Church among the English people we commemorate today; and we pray that all whom you call and send may do your will, and bide your time, and see your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth;

2  sing the glory of his name;

    give to him glorious praise!

3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!

    So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.

4 All the earth worships you

    and sings praises to you;

    they sing praises to your name.” Selah

5 Come and see what God has done:

    he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

6 He turned the sea into dry land;

    they passed through the river on foot.

   There did we rejoice in him,

7 who rules by his might forever,

   whose eyes keep watch on the nations—

    let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

8 Bless our God, O peoples;

    let the sound of his praise be heard,

Psalm 8 –English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Leviticus 25:35-55 – Colossians 1:9-14 – Matthew 13:1-16

Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler

As the heavens declare your glory, O God, and the firmament shows your handiwork, we bless your Name for the gifts of knowledge and insight you bestowed upon Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler; and we pray that you would continue to advance our understanding of your cosmos, for our good and for your glory; through Jesus Christ, the firstborn of all creation, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

1 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

   You have set your glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,

   you have established strength because of your foes,

    to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,

    the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

4 what is man that you are mindful of him,

    and the son of man that you care for him?

5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings[b]

    and crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;

    you have put all things under his feet,

7 all sheep and oxen,

    and also the beasts of the field,

8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,

    whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord, our Lord,

    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Psalm 8 –English Standard Version

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Leviticus 23:1-22 – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 – Matthew 7:1-12

Helena, Mother of Constantine

Almighty God, who called your servant Helena to an earthly Throne so that she might advance your heavenly kingdom, and filled her with zeal for your Church and love for your people; Grant to us your people that we may be fruitful in good works, and steadfast in our faith in you, and finally by your mercy may attain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever.

1 Praise the Lord!

   I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

    in the company of the upright, in the congregation.

2 Great are the works of the Lord,

     studied by all who delight in them.

3 Full of splendor and majesty is his work,

    and his righteousness endures forever.

4 He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;

    the Lord is gracious and merciful.

7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;

    all his precepts are trustworthy;

8 they are established forever and ever,

    to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

    all those who practice it have a good understanding.

    His praise endures forever!

Psalm 111 –English Standard Version

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Leviticus 19:26-37 – 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 – Matthew 6:25-34

John Eliot

Almighty and everlasting God, we thank you for your devout and earnest servant John Eliot, whom you called to preach the Gospel to the native peoples of New England. Raise up in this and every land evangelists and heralds of your kingdom, that your Church may proclaim the unsearchable riches of our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen

19 Blessed be the Lord,

    who daily bears us up;

    God is our salvation. Selah

20 Our God is a God of salvation,

    and to God, the Lord,

    belong deliverances from death.

32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;

    sing praises to the Lord, Selah

33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;

    behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.

34 Ascribe power to God,

    whose majesty is over Israel,

    and whose power is in the skies.

35 Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel

—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.

   Blessed be God!

Psalm 68 –English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Leviticus 19:1-18 – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 – Matthew 6:19-24

Alcuin, Deacon, Scholar, and Abbot Of Tours

Almighty God, who in a rude and barbarous age raised up your Deacon Alcuin to rekindle the light of learning: Illumine our minds, we pray, that amid the uncertainties and confusions of our own time we may show forth your eternal truth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

(From Lesser Feasts and Fasts)

1 Praise the Lord!

    Happy are those who fear the Lord,

    who greatly delight in his commandments.

2 Their descendants will be mighty in the land;

    the generation of the upright will be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,

    and their righteousness endures forever.

4 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;

    they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.

5 It is well with those who deal generously and lend,

    who conduct their affairs with justice.

6 For the righteous will never be moved;

    they will be remembered forever.

7 They are not afraid of evil tidings;

    their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord.

8 Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid;

    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.

9 They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor;

    their righteousness endures forever;

    their horn is exalted in honor.

10 The wicked see it and are angry;

    they gnash their teeth and melt away;

    the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.

Psalm 112 – New Revised Standard Version

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Leviticus 16:20-34 – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 – Matthew 6:7-15

Dunstan of Canterbury

O God of truth and beauty, who richly endowed your bishop Dunstan with skill in music and the working of metals, and with gifts of administration and reforming zeal: Teach us, we pray, to see in you the source of all our talents, and move us to offer them for the adornment of worship and the advancement of true religion; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

6 They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down.

   They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!

   I will sing and make melody!

8  Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre!

    I will awake the dawn!

9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

    I will sing praises to you among the nations.

10 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,

    your faithfulness to the clouds.

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

    Let your glory be over all the earth!

Psalm 57 - English Standard Version

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Leviticus 16:1-19 – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

God of our salvation and our freedom, you have redeemed us by the blood of your Son. Hear the voices of your people and grant that through you we may have life and in you find eternal refuge. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

    bring an offering, and come into his courts!

9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;

    tremble before him, all the earth!

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!

    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;

    he will judge the peoples with equity.”

11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

    let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

12 let the field exult, and everything in it!

     Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

13 before the Lord, for he comes,

    for he comes to judge the earth.

    He will judge the world in righteousness,

    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Psalm 96 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 34:18-35 – 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 – Matthew 5:27-37

All-provident God, you restored human nature to a dignity greater than that which it lost in the beginning. Watch over and cherish the work of your love, and keep safe your gifts and blessings in those who have been born again by grace. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;

    and those who hate him shall flee before him!

2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;

    as wax melts before fire,

    so the wicked shall perish before God!

3 But the righteous shall be glad;

    they shall exult before God;

    they shall be jubilant with joy!

4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name;

    lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;

    his name is the Lord; exult before him!

5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows

    is God in his holy habitation.

6 God settles the solitary in a home;

    he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,

    but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psalm 68 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 34:1-17 – 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 – Matthew 5:21-26

Lord God, life of the faithful, glory of the humble, and lasting happiness of the just, respond with kindness to our prayers, that we who thirst for the life you promise may be filled to overflowing with your countless gifts. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

8 Bless our God, O peoples;

    let the sound of his praise be heard,

9 who has kept our soul among the living

    and has not let our feet slip.

10 For you, O God, have tested us;

    you have tried us as silver is tried.

11 You brought us into the net;

    you laid a crushing burden on our backs;

12 you let men ride over our heads;

    we went through fire and through water;

    yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;

    I will perform my vows to you,

14 that which my lips uttered

    and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.

Psalm 66 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 33:1-23 – 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 – Matthew 5:17-20

Merciful and faithful God, accept this prayer, that we who celebrate the mystery of the risen Lord may gain the joyful inheritance purchased for us by Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

    a stronghold in times of trouble.

10 Those who know your name trust in you,

    for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

11 Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;

    proclaim among the nations what he has done.

12 For he who avenges blood remembers;

    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

13 Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!

    Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,

14 that I may declare your praises

    in the gates of Daughter Zion,

    and there rejoice in your salvation.

Psalm 9 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 32:21-34 – 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 – Matthew 5:11-16

God of power, who raised up a fallen world through the lowliness of your Son, grant to your faithful people a holy joy, so that those whom you have rescued from the slavery of sin may delight in the happiness that never ends. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side

    when people rose up against us,

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,

    when their anger was kindled against us;

4 then the flood would have swept us away,

    the torrent would have gone over us;

5 then over us would have gone

    the raging waters.

6 Blessed be the Lord,

    who has not given us as prey to their teeth!

7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers;

   the snare is broken, and we have escaped!

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,

    who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 124 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 32:1-20 – Colossians 3:18-4:18 – Matthew 5:1-10

Nikolaus Ludwig   (Click on link to follow)

Lord Jesus Christ, your death for us and your own holiness will be our clothing when we stand before your dread judgment seat: In your mercy grant that we, taught by your servant Bishop Zinzendorf, may hold fast in faith to your saving sacrifice for us, and ever rejoice in your love for the world; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

(Philip H. Pfatteicher)

1 I will sing of steadfast love and justice;

    to you, O Lord, I will make music.

2 I will ponder the way that is blameless.

    Oh when will you come to me?

   I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;

3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless.

   I hate the work of those who fall away;

    it shall not cling to me.

4  A perverse heart shall be far from me;

    I will know nothing of evil.

5 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy.

   Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.

6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,

    that they may dwell with me;

    he who walks in the way that is blameless

    shall minister to me.

Psalm 101 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 24:1-18 – Colossians 2:8-23 – Matthew 4:12-17

Dame Julian of Norwich  (Click on link to follow)

Lord God, who in your compassion granted to the Lady Julian many revelations of your nurturing and sustaining love: Move our hearts, like hers, to seek you above all things, for in giving us yourself you give us all; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

1 Let all that I am praise the Lord;

    with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;

    may I never forget the good things he does for me.

3 He forgives all my sins

    and heals all my diseases.

4 He redeems me from death

    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

13 The Lord is like a father to his children,

    tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

14 For he knows how weak we are;

    he remembers we are only dust.

15 Our days on earth are like grass;

    like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

16 The wind blows, and we are gone—

    as though we had never been here.

17 But the love of the Lord remains forever

    with those who fear him.

    His salvation extends to the children’s children

18     of those who are faithful to his covenant,

    of those who obey his commandments!

Psalm 103 - New Living Translation

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Exodus 20:1-21 – Colossians 1:24-2:7 – Matthew 4:1-11

Draw near to your family, Lord God, and heed our prayer: as you have conferred upon us the gift of faith, award us an everlasting share in the life of the risen Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;

    I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

2 I will be glad and exult in you;

    I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

3 When my enemies turn back,

    they stumble and perish before your presence.

4 For you have maintained my just cause;

    you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.

5 You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;

    you have blotted out their name forever and ever.

6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;

    their cities you rooted out;

    the very memory of them has perished.

7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;

    he has established his throne for justice,

8 and he judges the world with righteousness;

    he judges the peoples with uprightness.

Psalm 9 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 19:16-25 – Colossians 1:15-23 – Matthew 3:13-17

Ever-faithful God, to those reborn of water and the Spirit you open the gates of your heavenly kingdom. Increase within us the grace of baptism, that we who have been cleansed from sin may never lack the blessings you promise. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!

2 Sing the glory of his name;

    make his praise glorious.

3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!

    So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.

4 All the earth bows down to you;

    they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.”

5 Come and see what God has done,

    his awesome deeds for mankind!

6 He turned the sea into dry land,

    they passed through the waters on foot—

    come, let us rejoice in him.

7 He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations—

    let not the rebellious rise up against him.

Psalm 66 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 19:1-16 – Colossians 1:1-14 – Matthew 3:7-12

O God, you show the light of your truth to those who stray, that they may return to the right path. Grant that all who profess the Christian faith may reject whatever is contrary to the gospel and follow the way that leads to you. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

    and all the peoples see his glory.

7 All worshipers of images are put to shame,

    who make their boast in worthless idols;

    worship him, all you gods!

8 Zion hears and is glad,

    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

    because of your judgments, O Lord.

9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;

    you are exalted far above all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil!

    He preserves the lives of his saints;

    he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is sown for the righteous,

    and joy for the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

    and give thanks to his holy name!

Psalm 97 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 18:13-27 – 1 Peter 5:1-14 – Matthew 1:1-17, 3:1-6

Athanasius

Uphold your Church, O God of truth, as you upheld your servant Athanasius, to maintain and proclaim boldly the catholic faith against all opposition, trusting solely in the grace of your eternal Word, who took upon himself our humanity that we might share his divinity; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

1 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;

    let me never be put to shame!

2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;

    incline your ear to me, and save me!

3 Be to me a rock of refuge,

    to which I may continually come;

you have given the command to save me,

    for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,

    from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,

    my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

6 Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;

    you are he who took me from my mother's womb.

My praise is continually of you.

7 I have been as a portent to many,

    but you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise,

    and with your glory all the day.

Psalm 71 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 16:23-36 – 1 Peter 3:13-4:6 – John 16:1-15

St Philip and St James

Almighty God, who gave to your apostles Philip and James grace and strength to bear witness to the truth: Grant that we, being mindful of their victory of faith, may glorify in life and death the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;

    and I will keep it to the end.[a]

34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law

    and observe it with my whole heart.

35 Lead me in the path of your commandments,

    for I delight in it.

36 Incline my heart to your testimonies,

    and not to selfish gain!

37 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;

    and give me life in your ways.

38 Confirm to your servant your promise,

    that you may be feared.

39 Turn away the reproach that I dread,

    for your rules are good.

40 Behold, I long for your precepts;

    in your righteousness give me life!

Psalm 119 - English Standard Version

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Exodus 16:10-22 – 1 Peter 2:11-25 – John 15:12-27