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Proper 4

The Sunday closest to June 1

O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Columba of Iona

O God, who by the preaching of your servant Columba caused the light of the Gospel to shine in Scotland: Grant, we pray, that, remembering his life and labors, we may follow the example of his zeal and patience; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalms

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Expectans, expectaviBCP p. 640

1I waited patiently upon the Lord; *he stooped to me and heard my cry.

2He lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay; *he set my feet upon a high cliff and made my footing sure.

3He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; *many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.

4Happy are they who trust in the Lord! *they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.

5Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God! how great your wonders and your plans for us! *there is none who can be compared with you.

6Oh, that I could make them known and tell them! *but they are more than I can count.

7In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure *(you have given me ears to hear you);

8Burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required, *and so I said, “Behold, I come.

9In the roll of the book it is written concerning me: *‘I love to do your will, O my God; your law is deep in my heart.’”

10I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation; *behold, I did not restrain my lips; and that, O Lord, you know.

11Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance; *I have not concealed your love and faithfulness from the great congregation.

12You are the Lord; do not withhold your compassion from me; *let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever,

13For innumerable troubles have crowded upon me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see; *they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.

14Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; *O Lord, make haste to help me.

15Let them be ashamed and altogether dismayed who seek after my life to destroy it; *let them draw back and be disgraced who take pleasure in my misfortune.

16Let those who say “Aha!” and gloat over me be confounded, *because they are ashamed.

17Let all who seek you rejoice in you and be glad; *let those who love your salvation continually say, “Great is the Lord!”

18Though I am poor and afflicted, *the Lord will have regard for me.

19You are my helper and my deliverer; *do not tarry, O my God.

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Deus, in nomineBCP p. 659

1Save me, O God, by your Name; *in your might, defend my cause.

2Hear my prayer, O God; *give ear to the words of my mouth.

3For the arrogant have risen up against me, and the ruthless have sought my life, *those who have no regard for God.

4Behold, God is my helper; *it is the Lord who sustains my life.

5Render evil to those who spy on me; *in your faithfulness, destroy them.

6I will offer you a freewill sacrifice *and praise your Name, O Lord, for it is good.

7For you have rescued me from every trouble, *and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.

Daily Office Readings

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Deut. 26:1-11

1 When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, 2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. 3 You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” 4 When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, 5 you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. 6 When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, 7 we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8 The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; 9 and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. 11 Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

2 Cor. 8:16-24

16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same eagerness for you that I myself have. 17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but since he is more eager than ever, he is going to you of his own accord. 18 With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his proclaiming the good news; 19 and not only that, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this generous undertaking for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our goodwill. 20 We intend that no one should blame us about this generous gift that we are administering, 21 for we intend to do what is right not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of others. 22 And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found eager in many matters, but who is now more eager than ever because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus, he is my partner and co-worker in your service; as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. 24 Therefore openly before the churches, show them the proof of your love and of our reason for boasting about you.

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.”