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Year 1, Proper 8 -- Week of Sunday closest to June 29
Day is Independence Day
Collect for this Holy Day:
Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. | Collect for this week:
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. |
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| | | Exultate, justi | | 1 | Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous; *
it is good for the just to sing praises. | | 2 | Praise the LORD with the harp; *
play to him upon the psaltery and lyre. | | 3 | Sing for him a new song; *
sound a fanfare with all your skill upon the trumpet. | | 4 | For the word of the LORD is right, *
and all his works are sure. | | 5 | He loves righteousness and justice; *
the loving-kindness of the LORD fills the whole earth. | | 6 | By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, *
by the breath of his mouth all the heavenly hosts. | | 7 | He gathers up the waters of the ocean as in a water-skin *
and stores up the depths of the sea. | | 8 | Let all the earth fear the LORD; *
let all who dwell in the world stand in awe of him. | | 9 | For he spoke, and it came to pass; *
he commanded, and it stood fast. | | 10 | The LORD brings the will of the nations to naught; *
he thwarts the designs of the peoples. | | 11 | But the LORD'S will stands fast for ever, *
and the designs of his heart from age to age. | | 12 | Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD! *
happy the people he has chosen to be his own! | | 13 | The LORD looks down from heaven, *
and beholds all the people in the world. | | 14 | From where he sits enthroned he turns his gaze *
on all who dwell on the earth. | | 15 | He fashions all the hearts of them *
and understands all their works. | | 16 | There is no king that can be saved by a mighty army;
a strong man is not delivered by his great strength. | | 17 | The horse is a vain hope for deliverance; *
for all its strength it cannot save. | | 18 | Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear him, *
on those who wait upon his love, | | 19 | To pluck their lives from death, *
and to feed them in time of famine. | | 20 | Our soul waits for the LORD; *
he is our help and our shield. | | 21 | Indeed, our heart rejoices in him, *
for in his holy Name we put our trust. | | 22 | Let your loving-kindness, O LORD, be upon us, *
as we have put our trust in you. |
| | | Part I; Confitemini Domino | | 1 | Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever. | | 2 | Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe. | | 3 | He gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. | | 4 | Some wandered in desert wastes; *
they found no way to a city where they might dwell. | | 5 | They were hungry and thirsty; *
their spirits languished within them. | | 6 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress. | | 7 | He put their feet on a straight path *
to go to a city where they might dwell. | | 8 | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children. | | 9 | For he satisfies the thirsty *
and fills the hungry with good things. | | 10 | Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
bound fast in misery and iron; | | 11 | Because they rebelled against the words of God *
and despised the counsel of the Most High. | | 12 | So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
they stumbled, and there was none to help. | | 13 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress. | | 14 | He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
and broke their bonds asunder. | | 15 | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children. | | 16 | For he shatters the doors of bronze *
and breaks in two the iron bars. | | 17 | Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins. | | 18 | They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death's door. | | 19 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress. | | 20 | He sent forth his word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave. | | 21 | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children. | | 22 | Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and tell of his acts with shouts of joy. | | 23 | Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade in deep waters; | | 24 | They beheld the works of the LORD *
and his wonders in the deep. | | 25 | Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea. | | 26 | They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their hearts melted because of their peril. | | 27 | They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
and were at their wits' end. | | 28 | Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. | | 29 | He stilled the storm to a whisper *
and quieted the waves of the sea. | | 30 | Then were they glad because of the calm, *
and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for. | | 31 | Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children. | | 32 | Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
and praise him in the council of the elders. |
Ecclesiasticus 10:1-8, 12-18; (NRSV)
10A wise magistrate educates his people,
and the rule of an intelligent person is well ordered.
2As the people’s judge is, so are his officials;
as the ruler of the city is, so are all its inhabitants.
3An undisciplined king ruins his people,
but a city becomes fit to live in through the understanding of its rulers.
4The government of the earth is in the hand of the Lord,
and over it he will raise up the right leader for the time.
5Human success is in the hand of the Lord,
and it is he who confers honour upon the lawgiver.*
The Sin of Pride (NRSV)
6Do not get angry with your neighbour for every injury,
and do not resort to acts of insolence.
7Arrogance is hateful to the Lord and to mortals,
and injustice is outrageous to both.
8Sovereignty passes from nation to nation
on account of injustice and insolence and wealth.*
12The beginning of human pride is to forsake the Lord;
the heart has withdrawn from its Maker.
13For the beginning of pride is sin,
and the one who clings to it pours out abominations.
Therefore the Lord brings upon them unheard-of calamities,
and destroys them completely.
14The Lord overthrows the thrones of rulers,
and enthrones the lowly in their place.
15The Lord plucks up the roots of the nations,*
and plants the humble in their place.
16The Lord lays waste the lands of the nations,
and destroys them to the foundations of the earth.
17He removes some of them and destroys them,
and erases the memory of them from the earth.
18Pride was not created for human beings,
or violent anger for those born of women.
James 5:7-10 (ESV)Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Quotation information.
Scripture quotations marked (1979 BCP) are from The Book of Common Prayer, 1979 edition.
Quotations marked (NRSV) are from The New Revised Standard Version, © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
1662 BCP = Book of Common Prayer, 1662 edition
NLT = New Living Translation, © 1996 Tyndale Charitable Trust
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NRSV = New Revised Standard Version, © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
*The site that hosts the 1662 BCP psalter always puts the Psalms in numeric order, although the heading may not imply this.
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