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Saturday after the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

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The Collect of the Day

Proper 28

The Sunday closest to November 16

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Elizabeth of Hungary

Almighty God, by your grace your servant Elizabeth of Hungary recognized and honored Jesus in the poor of this world: Grant that we, following her example, may with love and gladness serve those in any need or trouble, in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you 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

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James 5:13-20

13 Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. 14 Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest. 19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, 20 you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Luke 18:9-14

9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Mal. 3:13-4:6

13 You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, “How have we spoken against you?” 14 You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts? 15 Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.” 16 Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name. 17 They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as parents spare their children who serve them. 18 Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. 1 See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. 4 Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse.