Daily Readings: May 22, 2024

Wednesday after Pentecost

Ember Day

Morning	Evening
Psalm 119:1-24	Psalm 12 Psalm 13 Psalm 14
Prov. 6:1-19 1 John 5:1-12 Matt. 11:16-24

The Collect of the Day

Proper 2

Week of the Sunday closest to May 18

Almighty and merciful God, in your goodness keep us, we pray, from all things that may hurt us, that we, being ready both in mind and body, may accomplish with free hearts those things which belong to your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever; Amen.No Proper Preface is used. Amen.

15. For the Ministry (Ember Days)

I. For those to be ordained

Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, in your divine providence you have appointed various orders in your Church: Give your grace, we humbly pray, to all who are [now] called to any office and ministry for your people; and so fill them with the truth of your doctrine and clothe them with holiness of life, that they may faithfully serve before you, to the glory of your great Name and for the benefit of your holy Church; 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.

15. For the Ministry (Ember Days)

II. For the choice of fit persons for the ministry

O God, you led your holy apostles to ordain ministers in every place: Grant that your Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, may choose suitable persons for the ministry of Word and Sacrament, and may uphold them in their work for the extension of your kingdom; through him who is the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

15. For the Ministry (Ember Days)

III. For all Christians in their vocation

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Psalms

119 Aleph

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¹Happy are they whose way is blameless, *who walk in the law of the Lord!

²Happy are they who observe his decrees *and seek him with all their hearts!

³Who never do any wrong, *but always walk in his ways.

⁴You laid down your commandments, *that we should fully keep them.

⁵Oh, that my ways were made so direct *that I might keep your statutes!

⁶Then I should not be put to shame, *when I regard all your commandments.

⁷I will thank you with an unfeigned heart, *when I have learned your righteous judgments.

⁸I will keep your statutes; *do not utterly forsake me.

Beth

In quo corrigit?

⁹How shall a young man cleanse his way? *By keeping to your words.

¹⁰With my whole heart I seek you; *let me not stray from your commandments.

¹¹I treasure your promise in my heart, *that I may not sin against you.

¹²Blessed are you, O Lord; *instruct me in your statutes.

¹³With my lips will I recite *all the judgments of your mouth.

¹⁴I have taken greater delight in the way of your decrees *than in all manner of riches.

¹⁵I will meditate on your commandments *and give attention to your ways.

¹⁶My delight is in your statutes; *I will not forget your word.

Gimel

Retribue servo tuo

¹⁷Deal bountifully with your servant, *that I may live and keep your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may see *the wonders of your law.

¹⁹I am a stranger here on earth; *do not hide your commandments from me.

²⁰My soul is consumed at all times *with longing for your judgments.

²¹You have rebuked the insolent; *cursed are they who stray from your commandments!

²²Turn from me shame and rebuke, *for I have kept your decrees.

²³Even though rulers sit and plot against me, *I will meditate on your statutes.

²⁴For your decrees are my delight, *and they are my counselors.

Daily Office Readings

¹My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbour, if you have bound yourself to another, ² you are snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth. ³ So do this, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into your neighbour’s power: go, hurry, and plead with your neighbour. ⁴ Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; ⁵ save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. ⁶ Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise. ⁷ Without having any chief or officer or ruler, ⁸ it prepares its food in summer, and gathers its sustenance in harvest. ⁹ How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep? ¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, ¹¹ and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior. ¹² A scoundrel and a villain goes around with crooked speech, ¹³ winking the eyes, shuffling the feet, pointing the fingers, ¹⁴ with perverted mind devising evil, continually sowing discord; ¹⁵ on such a one calamity will descend suddenly; in a moment, damage beyond repair. ¹⁶ There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: ¹⁷ haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, ¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that hurry to run to evil, ¹⁹ a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a family.