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Tuesday after the Last Sunday after Pentecost

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    The Collect of the Day

    Proper 29

    The Sunday closest to November 23

    Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    120

    Ad DominumBCP p. 778

    1When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord; *I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

    2Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips *and from the deceitful tongue.

    3What shall be done to you, and what more besides, *O you deceitful tongue?

    4The sharpened arrows of a warrior, *along with hot glowing coals.

    5How hateful it is that I must lodge in Meshech *and dwell among the tents of Kedar!

    6Too long have I had to live *among the enemies of peace.

    7I am on the side of peace, *but when I speak of it, they are for war.

    121

    Levavi oculumBCP p. 779

    1I lift up my eyes to the hills; *from where is my help to come?

    2My help comes from the Lord, *the maker of heaven and earth.

    3He will not let your foot be moved *and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.

    4Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *shall neither slumber nor sleep;

    5The Lord himself watches over you; *the Lord is your shade at your right hand,

    6So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *nor the moon by night.

    7The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; *it is he who shall keep you safe.

    8The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, *from this time forth for evermore.

    122

    Laetatus sumBCP p. 779

    1I was glad when they said to me, *“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

    2Now our feet are standing *within your gates, O Jerusalem.

    3Jerusalem is built as a city *that is at unity with itself;

    4To which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, *the assembly of Israel, to praise the Name of the Lord.

    5For there are the thrones of judgment, *the thrones of the house of David.

    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *“May they prosper who love you.

    7Peace be within your walls *and quietness within your towers.

    8For my brethren and companions’ sake, *I pray for your prosperity.

    9Because of the house of the Lord our God, *I will seek to do you good.”

    123

    Ad te levavi oculos meosBCP p. 780

    1To you I lift up my eyes, *to you enthroned in the heavens.

    2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, *and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,

    3So our eyes look to the Lord our God, *until he show us his mercy.

    4Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy, *for we have had more than enough of contempt,

    5Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich, *and of the derision of the proud.

    Daily Office Readings

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    1 Pet. 1:13-25

    13 Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed. 14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile. 18 You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. 20 He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake. 21 Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God. 22 Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart. 23 You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” That word is the good news that was announced to you.

    Nahum 1:1-13

    1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. 2 A jealous and avenging God is the Lord, the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and rages against his enemies. 3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the bloom of Lebanon fades. 5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who live in it. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and by him the rocks are broken in pieces. 7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him, 8 even in a rushing flood. He will make a full end of his adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness. 9 Why do you plot against the Lord? He will make an end; no adversary will rise up twice. 10 Like thorns they are entangled, like drunkards they are drunk; they are consumed like dry straw. 11 From you one has gone out who plots evil against the Lord, who counsels wickedness. 12 Thus says the Lord, “Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. 13 And now I will break off his yoke from you and snap the bonds that bind you.”

    Matt. 19:13-22

    13 Then little children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them; 14 but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” 15 And he laid his hands on them and went on his way. 16 Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; 19 Honor your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man said to him, “I have kept all these; what do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” 22 When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.