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Thursday after the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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    The Collect of the Day

    Proper 21

    The Sunday closest to September 28

    O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    105

    Part I

    Confitemini DominoBCP p. 738

    1Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; *make known his deeds among the peoples.

    2Sing to him, sing praises to him, *and speak of all his marvelous works.

    3Glory in his holy Name; *let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

    4Search for the Lord and his strength; *continually seek his face.

    5Remember the marvels he has done, *his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,

    6O offspring of Abraham his servant, *O children of Jacob his chosen.

    7He is the Lord our God; *his judgments prevail in all the world.

    8He has always been mindful of his covenant, *the promise he made for a thousand generations:

    9The covenant he made with Abraham, *the oath that he swore to Isaac,

    10Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *an everlasting covenant for Israel,

    11Saying, “To you will I give the land of Canaan *to be your allotted inheritance.”

    12When they were few in number, *of little account, and sojourners in the land,

    13Wandering from nation to nation *and from one kingdom to another,

    14He let no one oppress them *and rebuked kings for their sake,

    15Saying, “Do not touch my anointed *and do my prophets no harm.”

    16Then he called for a famine in the land *and destroyed the supply of bread.

    17He sent a man before them, *Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

    18They bruised his feet in fetters; *his neck they put in an iron collar.

    19Until his prediction came to pass, *the word of the Lord tested him.

    20The king sent and released him; *the ruler of the peoples set him free.

    21He set him as a master over his household, *as a ruler over all his possessions,

    22To instruct his princes according to his will *and to teach his elders wisdom.

    Daily Office Readings

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    Acts 21:27-36

    27 When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, who had seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd. They seized him, 28 shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place; more than that, he has actually brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 Then all the city was aroused, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. When they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the tribune came, arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he inquired who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another; and as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. 35 When Paul came to the steps, the violence of the mob was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers. 36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Away with him!”

    Luke 6:1-11

    1 One sabbath while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” 3 Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and gave some to his companions?” 5 Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.” 6 On another sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8 Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” He got up and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 After looking around at all of them, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

    Hosea 5:8-6:6

    8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven; look behind you, Benjamin! 9 Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure. 10 The princes of Judah have become like those who remove the landmark; on them I will pour out my wrath like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after vanity. 12 Therefore I am like maggots to Ephraim, and like rottenness to the house of Judah. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound. 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue. 15 I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face. In their distress they will beg my favor: 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 3 Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.” 4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. 6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.