Readings

Saturday after Trinity Sunday

The Collect of the Day

Proper 3

The Sunday closest to May 25

Grant, O Lord, that the course of this world may be peaceably governed by your providence; and that your Church may joyfully serve you in confidence and serenity; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Justin

O God, who has given your church wisdom and revealed to it deep and secret things: Grant that we, like your servant Justin and in union with his prayers, may find your Word an abiding refuge all the days of our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. 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.

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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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Prov. 25:15-28

15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,    and a soft tongue can break bones. 16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,    or else, having too much, you will vomit it. 17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbour’s house,    otherwise the neighbour will become weary of you and hate you. 18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow    is one who bears false witness against a neighbour. 19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot    is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble. 20 Like vinegar on a wound    is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood,    sorrow gnaws at the human heart. 21 If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat;    and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink; 22 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,    and the Lord will reward you. 23 The north wind produces rain,    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. 24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop    than in a house shared with a contentious wife. 25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul,    so is good news from a far country. 26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain    are the righteous who give way before the wicked. 27 It is not good to eat much honey,    or to seek honour on top of honour. 28 Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.

1 Tim. 6:6-21

6 Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; 7 for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; 8 but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. 11 But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will bring about at the right time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords. 16 It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. 17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, 19 thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life. 20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge; 21 by professing it some have missed the mark as regards the faith. Grace be with you.

Matt. 13:36-43

36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38 the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, 42 and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!