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Saturday after the Third Sunday of Easter

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The Collect of the Day

Third Sunday of Easter

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Catherine of Siena

Almighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of thy love in the heart of your servant Catherine of Siena: Grant unto us the same strength of conviction and power of love that, as we rejoice in her triumph, we may profit by her example; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Psalms

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Exaltabo te, DomineBCP p. 621

1I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up *and have not let my enemies triumph over me.

2O Lord my God, I cried out to you, *and you restored me to health.

3You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; *you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.

4Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; *give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.

5For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, *his favor for a lifetime.

6Weeping may spend the night, *but joy comes in the morning.

7While I felt secure, I said, “I shall never be disturbed. *You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains.”

8Then you hid your face, *and I was filled with fear.

9I cried to you, O Lord; *I pleaded with the Lord, saying,

10“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? *will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?

11Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; *O Lord, be my helper.”

12You have turned my wailing into dancing; *you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy.

13Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; *O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.

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Beati quorumBCP p. 624

1Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, *and whose sin is put away!

2Happy are they to whom the Lord imputes no guilt, *and in whose spirit there is no guile!

3While I held my tongue, my bones withered away, *because of my groaning all day long.

4For your hand was heavy upon me day and night; *my moisture was dried up as in the heat of summer.

5Then I acknowledged my sin to you, *and did not conceal my guilt.

6I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” *Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

7Therefore all the faithful will make their prayers to you in time of trouble; *when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach them.

8You are my hiding-place; you preserve me from trouble; *you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

9“I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go; *I will guide you with my eye.

10Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding; *who must be fitted with bit and bridle, or else they will not stay near you.”

11Great are the tribulations of the wicked; *but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord.

12Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; *shout for joy, all who are true of heart.

Daily Office Readings

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Dan. 6:16-28

16 Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!” 17 A stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no food was brought to him, and sleep fled from him. 19 Then, at break of day, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions. 20 When he came near the den where Daniel was, he cried out anxiously to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God whom you faithfully serve been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Daniel then said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no wrong.” 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24 The king gave a command, and those who had accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the bottom of the den the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces. 25 Then King Darius wrote to all peoples and nations of every language throughout the whole world: “May you have abundant prosperity! 26 I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people should tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, enduring forever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end. 27 He delivers and rescues, he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth; for he has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.” 28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Luke 5:27-39

27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And he got up, left everything, and followed him. 29 Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them. 30 The Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; 32 I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance.” 33 Then they said to him, “John’s disciples, like the disciples of the Pharisees, frequently fast and pray, but your disciples eat and drink. 34 Jesus said to them, “You cannot make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? 35 The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.” 36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and sews it on an old garment; otherwise the new will be torn, and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine, but says, ‘The old is good.’”

3 John 1-15

1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. 2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 3 I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you; 6 they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God; 7 for they began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers. 8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth. 9 I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the friends, and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church. 11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. 12 Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true. 13 I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink; 14 instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face. 15 Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.