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Wednesday after the Fourth Sunday in Lent

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    The Collect of the Day

    Fourth Sunday in Lent

    Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Ash Wednesday

    Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    101

    Misericordiam ed judiciumBCP p. 730

    1I will sing of mercy and justice; *to you, O Lord, will I sing praises.

    2I will strive to follow a blameless course; oh, when will you come to me? *I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house.

    3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; *I hate the doers of evil deeds; they shall not remain with me.

    4A crooked heart shall be far from me; *I will not know evil.

    5Those who in secret slander their neighbors I will destroy; *those who have a haughty look and a proud heart I cannot abide.

    6My eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me, *and only those who lead a blameless life shall be my servants.

    7Those who act deceitfully shall not dwell in my house, *and those who tell lies shall not continue in my sight.

    8I will soon destroy all the wicked in the land, *that I may root out all evildoers from the city of the Lord.

    109

    Deus, laudemBCP p. 750

    1Hold not your tongue, O God of my praise; *for the mouth of the wicked, the mouth of the deceitful, is opened against me.

    2They speak to me with a lying tongue; *they encompass me with hateful words and fight against me without a cause.

    3Despite my love, they accuse me; *but as for me, I pray for them.

    4They repay evil for good, *and hatred for my love.

    5Set a wicked man against him, *and let an accuser stand at his right hand.

    6When he is judged, let him be found guilty, *and let his appeal be in vain.

    7Let his days be few, *and let another take his office.

    8Let his children be fatherless, *and his wife become a widow.

    9Let his children be waifs and beggars; *let them be driven from the ruins of their homes.

    10Let the creditor seize everything he has; *let strangers plunder his gains.

    11Let there be no one to show him kindness, *and none to pity his fatherless children.

    12Let his descendants be destroyed, *and his name be blotted out in the next generation.

    13Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, *and his mother’s sin not be blotted out;

    14Let their sin be always before the Lord; *but let him root out their names from the earth;

    15Because he did not remember to show mercy, *but persecuted the poor and needy and sought to kill the brokenhearted.

    16He loved cursing, let it come upon him; *he took no delight in blessing, let it depart from him.

    17He put on cursing like a garment, *let it soak into his body like water and into his bones like oil;

    18Let it be to him like the cloak which he wraps around himself, *and like the belt that he wears continually.

    19Let this be the recompense from the Lord to my accusers, *and to those who speak evil against me.

    20But you, O Lord my God, oh, deal with me according to your Name; *for your tender mercy’s sake, deliver me.

    21For I am poor and needy, *and my heart is wounded within me.

    22I have faded away like a shadow when it lengthens; *I am shaken off like a locust.

    23My knees are weak through fasting, *and my flesh is wasted and gaunt.

    24I have become a reproach to them; *they see and shake their heads.

    25Help me, O Lord my God; *save me for your mercy’s sake.

    26Let them know that this is your hand, *that you, O Lord, have done it.

    27They may curse, but you will bless; *let those who rise up against me be put to shame, and your servant will rejoice.

    28Let my accusers be clothed with disgrace *and wrap themselves in their shame as in a cloak.

    29I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth; *in the midst of the multitude will I praise him;

    30Because he stands at the right hand of the needy, *to save his life from those who would condemn him.

    Daily Office Readings

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    Mark 8:11-26

    11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.’ 13 And he left them, and getting into the boat again, he went across to the other side. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, ‘Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.’ 16 They said to one another, ‘It is because we have no bread.’ 17 And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, ‘Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?’ They said to him, ‘Twelve.’ 20 ‘And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?’ And they said to him, ‘Seven.’ 21 Then he said to them, ‘Do you not yet understand?’ 22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ 24 And the man looked up and said, ‘I can see people, but they look like trees, walking.’ 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Then he sent him away to his home, saying, ‘Do not even go into the village.’

    Gen. 50:15-26

    15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?” 16 So they approached Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this instruction before he died, 17 ‘Say to Joseph: I beg you, forgive the crime of your brothers and the wrong they did in harming you.’ Now therefore please forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also wept, fell down before him, and said, “We are here as your slaves.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? 20 Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. 21 So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones.” In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them. 22 So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father’s household; and Joseph lived one hundred ten years. 23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; the children of Machir son of Manasseh were also born on Joseph’s knees. 24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die; but God will surely come to you, and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 So Joseph made the Israelites swear, saying, “When God comes to you, you shall carry up my bones from here.” 26 And Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old; he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.

    1 Cor. 12:1-11

    1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.