Martin of Tours

Lord God of hosts, who clothed your servant Martin the soldier with the spirit of sacrifice, and set him as a bishop in your Church to be a defender of the catholic faith: Give us grace to follow in his holy steps, that at the last we may be found clothed with righteousness in the dwellings of peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?

    Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right

    and speaks truth in his heart;

3 who does not slander with his tongue

    and does no evil to his neighbor,

    nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised,

    but who honors those who fear the Lord;

who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

5 who does not put out his money at interest

    and does not take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 15 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Nehemiah 9:1-25 – Revelation 18:1-8 – Matthew 15:1-20

John Christian Frederick Heyer, 1873

Almighty and everlasting God, you blessed your servant John Christian Frederick Heyer with a passion for the gospel, inexhaustible energy, and a keen awareness of the need of the world for your saving word: Ever give to your church such clear minded and dauntless servants who rejoice to spend themselves in your service, that your people may be fed with living food and know the inexhaustible riches of our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

(Philip H. Pfatteicher)

9 We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,

    in the midst of your temple.

10 As your name, O God,

    so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.

    Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

11 Let Mount Zion be glad!

    Let the daughters of Judah rejoice

    because of your judgments!

12 Walk about Zion, go around her,

    number her towers,

13 consider well her ramparts,  go through her citadels,

    that you may tell the next generation

14     that this is God, our God forever and ever.

    He will guide us forever

Psalm 48 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Ezra 7:27-28,8:21-36 – Revelation 15:1-8 – Matthew 14:13-21

Willibrord of Utrecht

O Lord our God, who call whom you will and send them where you choose: We thank you for sending your servant Willibrord to be an apostle to the Low Countries, to turn them from the worship of idols to serve you, the living God; and we entreat you to preserve us from the temptation to exchange the perfect freedom of your service for servitude to false gods and to idols of our own devising; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song;

    sing to the Lord, all the earth!

2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;

    tell of his salvation from day to day.

3 Declare his glory among the nations,

    his marvelous works among all the peoples!

4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

    he is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

    but the Lord made the heavens.

6 Splendor and majesty are before him;

    strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

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

    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

Psalm 96 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Ezra 7:1-26 – Revelation 14:1-13 – Matthew 14:1-12

William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury

O God of light and love, you illumined your Church through the witness of your servant William Temple: Inspire us, we pray, by his teaching and example, that we may rejoice with courage, confidence and faith in the Word made flesh, and may be led to establish that city which has justice for its foundation and love for its law; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

97 Oh how I love your law!

    It is my meditation all the day.

98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,

    for it is ever with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,

    for your testimonies are my meditation.

100 I understand more than the aged,[a]

    for I keep your precepts.

101 I hold back my feet from every evil way,

    in order to keep your word.

102 I do not turn aside from your rules,

    for you have taught me.

103 How sweet are your words to my taste,

    sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 Through your precepts I get understanding;

    therefore I hate every false way.

Psalm 119 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Nehemiah 13:4-22 – Revelation 12:1-12 – Matthew 13:53-58

Zechariah and Elizabeth, Parents of John the Baptist

Almighty and Everlasting God, by whose grace Elizabeth and Zechariah, parents of the forerunner of your Son, Christ our Lord, were righteous before you and walked blameless in all your commandments: Grant, we pray, that, after their example , we may so faithfully serve you in this life  that at the last we may receive  the crown of righteousness which you, the righteous judge , will give  to all those who truly love you ; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,

    for he has visited and redeemed his people

69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us

    in the house of his servant David,

70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;

    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people

    in the forgiveness of their sins,

78 because of the tender mercy of our God,

    whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high

79 to give light to those who sit in darkness

    and in the shadow of death,

    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 1 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Nehemiah 12:27-31,42-47 – Revelation 11:1-19 – Matthew 13:44-52

Richard Hooker

O God of truth and peace, who raised up your servant Richard Hooker in a day of bitter controversy to defend with sound reasoning and great charity the catholic and reformed religion: Grant that we may maintain that middle way, not as a compromise for the sake of peace, but as a comprehension for the sake of truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

(Lesser Feasts and Fasts)

3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;

   dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD,

   and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD;

   trust in him, and he will act.

6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,

   and your justice as the noonday.

32The wicked watches for the righteous

   and seeks to put him to death.

33 The LORD will not abandon him to his power

   or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

Psalm 32 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Nehemiah 6:1-19 – Revelation 10:1-11 – Matthew 13:36-43

The Feast of All Saints

O Almighty God, who have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those indescribable joys which you have prepared for those who truly love you: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.

1 Praise the Lord!

  Sing to the Lord a new song,

    his praise in the assembly of the godly!

2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker;

    let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!

3 Let them praise his name with dancing,

    making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!

4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;

    he adorns the humble with salvation.

5 Let the godly exult in glory;

    let them sing for joy on their beds.

9 This is honor for all his godly ones.

   Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Nehemiah 2:1-20 – Revelation 6:12-7:4 – Matthew 13:24-30