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Wednesday after the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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    The Collect of the Day

    Proper 26

    The Sunday closest to November 2

    Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that your faithful people offer you true and laudable service: Grant that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    72

    Deus, judiciumBCP p. 685

    1Give the King your justice, O God, *and your righteousness to the King’s son;

    2That he may rule your people righteously *and the poor with justice.

    3That the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, *and the little hills bring righteousness.

    4He shall defend the needy among the people; *he shall rescue the poor and crush the oppressor.

    5He shall live as long as the sun and moon endure, *from one generation to another.

    6He shall come down like rain upon the mown field, *like showers that water the earth.

    7In his time shall the righteous flourish; *there shall be abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more.

    8He shall rule from sea to sea, *and from the River to the ends of the earth.

    9His foes shall bow down before him, *and his enemies lick the dust.

    10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall pay tribute, *and the kings of Arabia and Saba offer gifts.

    11All kings shall bow down before him, *and all the nations do him service.

    12For he shall deliver the poor who cries out in distress, *and the oppressed who has no helper.

    13He shall have pity on the lowly and poor; *he shall preserve the lives of the needy.

    14He shall redeem their lives from oppression and violence, *and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

    15Long may he live! and may there be given to him gold from Arabia; *may prayer be made for him always, and may they bless him all the day long.

    16May there be abundance of grain on the earth, growing thick even on the hilltops; *may its fruit flourish like Lebanon, and its grain like grass upon the earth.

    17May his Name remain for ever and be established as long as the sun endures; *may all the nations bless themselves in him and call him blessed.

    18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, *who alone does wondrous deeds!

    19And blessed be his glorious Name for ever! *and may all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen. Amen.

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    Ecclus. 43:23-33

    23 By his plan he stilled the deep    and planted islands in it. 24 Those who sail the sea tell of its dangers,    and we marvel at what we hear. 25 In it are strange and marvellous creatures,    all kinds of living things, and huge sea-monsters. 26 Because of him each of his messengers succeeds, and by his word all things hold together. 27 We could say more but could never say enough;    let the final word be: ‘He is the all.’ 28 Where can we find the strength to praise him?    For he is greater than all his works. 29 Awesome is the Lord and very great,    and marvellous is his power. 30 Glorify the Lord and exalt him as much as you can,    for he surpasses even that. When you exalt him, summon all your strength,    and do not grow weary, for you cannot praise him enough. 31 Who has seen him and can describe him?    Or who can extol him as he is? 32 Many things greater than these lie hidden,    for I have seen but few of his works. 33 For the Lord has made all things, and to the godly he has given wisdom.

    Luke 13:10-17

    10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” 13 When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.” 15 But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? 16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?” 17 When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.

    Rev. 16:1-11

    1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” 2 So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image. 3 The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing in the sea died. 4 The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, “You are just, O Holy One, who are and were, for you have judged these things; 6 because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” 7 And I heard the altar respond, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just!” 8 The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch them with fire; 9 they were scorched by the fierce heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory. 10 The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony, 11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.