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Saturday after the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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    The Collect of the Day

    Proper 17

    The Sunday closest to August 31

    Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    30

    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.

    32

    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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    James 5:7-12,19-20

    7 Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! 10 As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Indeed we call blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. 12 Above all, my beloved, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. 19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, 20 you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

    Mark 15:33-39

    33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36 And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”

    1 Kings 12:1-20

    1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of it (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, 4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke that he placed on us, and we will serve you.” 5 He said to them, “Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away. 6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the older men who had attended his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” 7 They answered him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.” 8 But he disregarded the advice that the older men gave him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and now attended him. 9 He said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” 10 The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus you should say to this people who spoke to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must lighten it for us’; thus you should say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins. 11 Now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’” 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had said, “Come to me again the third day.” 13 The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him 14 and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, because it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which the Lord had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. 16 When all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David.” So Israel went away to their tents. 17 But Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah. 18 When King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam then hurriedly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. 20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the house of David, except the tribe of Judah alone.