Daily Readings: October 1, 2022

Saturday after the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, c. 530

Morning	Evening
Psalm 107:33-43 Psalm 108:1-6(7-13)	Psalm 33
Hosea 11:1-9 Acts 22:17-29 Luke 6:27-38

The Collect of the Day

Proper 21

The Sunday closest to September 28

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Remigius of Rheims

Almighty God, who by your servant Remigius spread the truth of the gospel and the fullness of the catholic faith: Grant that we who glory in the name of Christian may show forth our faith in worthy deeds; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalms

107 Part II

Confitemini DominoBCP p. 746

³³The Lord changed rivers into deserts, *and water-springs into thirsty ground,

³⁴A fruitful land into salt flats, *because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.

³⁵He changed deserts into pools of water *and dry land into water-springs.

³⁶He settled the hungry there, *and they founded a city to dwell in.

³⁷They sowed fields, and planted vineyards, *and brought in a fruitful harvest.

³⁸He blessed them, so that they increased greatly; *he did not let their herds decrease.

³⁹Yet when they were diminished and brought low, *through stress of adversity and sorrow,

⁴⁰(He pours contempt on princes *and makes them wander in trackless wastes)

⁴¹He lifted up the poor out of misery *and multiplied their families like flocks of sheep.

⁴²The upright will see this and rejoice, *but all wickedness will shut its mouth.

⁴³Whoever is wise will ponder these things, *and consider well the mercies of the Lord.

108

Paratum cor meumBCP p. 749

¹My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *I will sing and make melody.

²Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; *I myself will waken the dawn.

³I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *I will sing praises to you among the nations.

⁴For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁵Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.

⁶So that those who are dear to you may be delivered, *save with your right hand and answer me.

⁷God spoke from his holy place and said, *“I will exult and parcel out Shechem; I will divide the valley of Succoth.

⁸Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; *Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my scepter.

⁹Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it, *and over Philistia will I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰Who will lead me into the strong city? *who will bring me into Edom?

¹¹Have you not cast us off, O God? *you no longer go out, O God, with our armies.

¹²Grant us your help against the enemy, *for vain is the help of man.

¹³With God we will do valiant deeds, *and he shall tread our enemies under foot.

Daily Office Readings

Hosea 11:1-9

A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Hosea.

¹When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. ²The more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and offering incense to idols. ³Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them. ⁴I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them. ⁵They shall return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me. ⁶The sword rages in their cities, it consumes their oracle-priests, and devours because of their schemes. ⁷My people are bent on turning away from me. To the Most High they call, but he does not raise them up at all. ⁸How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. ⁹I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and no mortal, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath.

Acts 22:17-29

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

¹⁷“After I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance ¹⁸and saw Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ ¹⁹And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. ²⁰And while the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing by, approving and keeping the coats of those who killed him.’ ²¹Then he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” ²²Up to this point they listened to him, but then they shouted, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.” ²³And while they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and tossing dust into the air, ²⁴the tribune directed that he was to be brought into the barracks, and ordered him to be examined by flogging, to find out the reason for this outcry against him. ²⁵But when they had tied him up with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who is uncondemned?” ²⁶When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen.” ²⁷The tribune came and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” ²⁸The tribune answered, “It cost me a large sum of money to get my citizenship.” Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.” ²⁹Immediately those who were about to examine him drew back from him; and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.