Daily Readings: May 15, 2023

Monday after the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Rogation Day

Morning	Evening
Psalm 80	Psalm 77 Psalm 79
Deut. 8:1-10 James 1:1-15 Luke 9:18-27

The Collect of the Day

Sixth Sunday of Easter

O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

19. For Rogation Days

I. For fruitful seasons

Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth: We humbly pray that your gracious providence may give and preserve to our use the harvests of the land and of the seas, and may prosper all who labor to gather them, that we, who are constantly receiving good things from your hand, may always give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

19. For Rogation Days

II. For commerce and industry

Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ in his earthly life shared our toil and hallowed our labor: Be present with your people where they work; make those who carry on the industries and commerce of this land responsive to your will; and give to us all a pride in what we do, and a just return for our labor; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

19. For Rogation Days

III. For stewardship of creation

O merciful Creator, your hand is open wide to satisfy the needs of every living creature: Make us always thankful for your loving providence; and grant that we, remembering the account that we must one day give, may be faithful stewards of your good gifts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalms

80

Qui regis IsraelBCP p. 702

¹Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock; *shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim.

²In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, *stir up your strength and come to help us.

³Restore us, O God of hosts; *show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

⁴O Lord God of hosts, *how long will you be angered despite the prayers of your people?

⁵You have fed them with the bread of tears; *you have given them bowls of tears to drink.

⁶You have made us the derision of our neighbors, *and our enemies laugh us to scorn.

⁷Restore us, O God of hosts; *show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

⁸You have brought a vine out of Egypt; *you cast out the nations and planted it.

⁹You prepared the ground for it; *it took root and filled the land.

¹⁰The mountains were covered by its shadow *and the towering cedar trees by its boughs.

¹¹You stretched out its tendrils to the Sea *and its branches to the River.

¹²Why have you broken down its wall, *so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?

¹³The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it, *and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it.

¹⁴Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven; behold and tend this vine; *preserve what your right hand has planted.

¹⁵They burn it with fire like rubbish; *at the rebuke of your countenance let them perish.

¹⁶Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, *and son of man you have made so strong for yourself.

¹⁷And so will we never turn away from you; *give us life, that we may call upon your Name.

¹⁸Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; *show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

Daily Office Readings

Luke 9:18-27

A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke.

¹⁸Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ¹⁹They answered, “John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.” ²⁰He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.” ²¹He sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone, ²²saying, “The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” ²³Then he said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. ²⁴For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. ²⁵What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves? ²⁶Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. ²⁷But truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. ²My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, ³because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; ⁴and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. ⁵If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. ⁶But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; ⁷for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁹Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, ¹⁰and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. ¹¹For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away. ¹²Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. ¹³No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. ¹⁴But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; ¹⁵then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.