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St. Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ

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    The Collect of the Day

    Saint Mary the Virgin

    August 15

    O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    113

    Laudate, pueriBCP p. 756

    1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the Lord; *praise the Name of the Lord.

    2Let the Name of the Lord be blessed, *from this time forth for evermore.

    3From the rising of the sun to its going down *let the Name of the Lord be praised.

    4The Lord is high above all nations, *and his glory above the heavens.

    5Who is like the Lord our God, who sits enthroned on high, *but stoops to behold the heavens and the earth?

    6He takes up the weak out of the dust *and lifts up the poor from the ashes.

    7He sets them with the princes, *with the princes of his people.

    8He makes the woman of a childless house *to be a joyful mother of children.

    115

    Non nobis, DomineBCP p. 757

    1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your Name give glory; *because of your love and because of your faithfulness.

    2Why should the heathen say, *“Where then is their God?”

    3Our God is in heaven; *whatever he wills to do he does.

    4Their idols are silver and gold, *the work of human hands.

    5They have mouths, but they cannot speak; *eyes have they, but they cannot see;

    6They have ears but they cannot hear; *noses, but they cannot smell;

    7They have hands, but they cannot feel; feet, but they cannot walk; *they make no sound with their throat.

    8Those who make them are like them, *and so are all who put their trust in them.

    9O Israel, trust in the Lord; *he is their help and their shield.

    10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord; *he is their help and their shield.

    11You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; *he is their help and their shield.

    12The Lord has been mindful of us, and he will bless us; *he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;

    13He will bless those who fear the Lord, *both small and great together.

    14May the Lord increase you more and more, *you and your children after you.

    15May you be blessed by the Lord, *the maker of heaven and earth.

    16The heaven of heavens is the Lord’s, *but he entrusted the earth to its peoples.

    17The dead do not praise the Lord, *nor all those who go down into silence;

    18But we will bless the Lord, *from this time forth for evermore. Hallelujah!

    Daily Office Readings

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    1 Samuel 2:1-10

    1 Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory. 2 “There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength. 5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn. 6 The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. 7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts. 8 He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world. 9 “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might does one prevail. 10 The Lord! His adversaries shall be shattered; the Most High will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed.”

    John 2:1-12

    1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. 9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days.