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Monday after the Twenty-Fifth 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.

    Psalms

    89

    Part I

    Misericordias DominiBCP p. 713

    1Your love, O Lord, for ever will I sing; *from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.

    2For I am persuaded that your love is established for ever; *you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens.

    3“I have made a covenant with my chosen one; *I have sworn an oath to David my servant:

    4‘I will establish your line for ever, *and preserve your throne for all generations.’”

    5The heavens bear witness to your wonders, O Lord, *and to your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones;

    6For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? *who is like the Lord among the gods?

    7God is much to be feared in the council of the holy ones, *great and terrible to all those round about him.

    8Who is like you, Lord God of hosts? *O mighty Lord, your faithfulness is all around you.

    9You rule the raging of the sea *and still the surging of its waves.

    10You have crushed Rahab of the deep with a deadly wound; *you have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

    11Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours; *you laid the foundations of the world and all that is in it.

    12You have made the north and the south; *Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your Name.

    13You have a mighty arm; *strong is your hand and high is your right hand.

    14Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne; *love and truth go before your face.

    15Happy are the people who know the festal shout! *they walk, O Lord, in the light of your presence.

    16They rejoice daily in your Name; *they are jubilant in your righteousness.

    17For you are the glory of their strength, *and by your favor our might is exalted.

    18Truly, the Lord is our ruler; *The Holy One of Israel is our King.

    Daily Office Readings

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    Rev. 20:7-15

    7 When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to gather them for battle; they are as numerous as the sands of the sea. 9 They marched up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from heaven and consumed them. 10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, the book of life. And the dead were judged according to their works, as recorded in the books. 13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; 15 and anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

    1 Macc. 3:1-24

    1 Then his son Judas, who was called Maccabeus, took command in his place. 2 All his brothers and all who had joined his father helped him; they gladly fought for Israel. 3 He extended the glory of his people.    Like a giant he put on his breastplate; he bound on his armour of war and waged battles,    protecting the camp by his sword. 4 He was like a lion in his deeds,    like a lion’s cub roaring for prey. 5 He searched out and pursued those who broke the law;    he burned those who troubled his people. 6 Lawbreakers shrank back for fear of him;    all the evildoers were confounded;    and deliverance prospered by his hand. 7 He embittered many kings,    but he made Jacob glad by his deeds,    and his memory is blessed for ever. 8 He went through the cities of Judah;    he destroyed the ungodly out of the land;    thus he turned away wrath from Israel. 9 He was renowned to the ends of the earth; he gathered in those who were perishing. 10 Apollonius now gathered together Gentiles and a large force from Samaria to fight against Israel. 11 When Judas learned of it, he went out to meet him, and he defeated and killed him. Many were wounded and fell, and the rest fled. 12 Then they seized their spoils; and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and used it in battle for the rest of his life. 13 When Seron, the commander of the Syrian army, heard that Judas had gathered a large company, including a body of faithful soldiers who stayed with him and went out to battle, 14 he said, ‘I will make a name for myself and win honour in the kingdom. I will make war on Judas and his companions, who scorn the king’s command.’ 15 Once again a strong army of godless men went up with him to help him, to take vengeance on the Israelites. 16 When he approached the ascent of Beth-horon, Judas went out to meet him with a small company. 17 But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, ‘How can we, few as we are, fight against so great and so strong a multitude? And we are faint, for we have eaten nothing today.’ 18 Judas replied, ‘It is easy for many to be hemmed in by few, for in the sight of Heaven there is no difference between saving by many or by few. 19 It is not on the size of the army that victory in battle depends, but strength comes from Heaven. 20 They come against us in great insolence and lawlessness to destroy us and our wives and our children, and to despoil us; 21 but we fight for our lives and our laws. 22 He himself will crush them before us; as for you, do not be afraid of them.’ 23 When he finished speaking, he rushed suddenly against Seron and his army, and they were crushed before him. 24 They pursued them down the descent of Beth-horon to the plain; eight hundred of them fell, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines.

    Matt. 17:1-13

    1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.” 8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” 10 And the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; 12 but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.