Daily Readings: September 14, 2024

Morning	Evening
Psalm 66 Psalm 67	Psalm 118
Numbers 21:4-9 John 3:11-17	Genesis 3:1-15 1 Peter 3:17-22

The Collect of the Day

Holy Cross Day

September 14

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. 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

66

Jubilate DeoBCP p. 673

¹Be joyful in God, all you lands; *sing the glory of his Name; sing the glory of his praise.

²Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! *because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.

³All the earth bows down before you, *sings to you, sings out your Name.”

⁴Come now and see the works of God, *how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.

⁵He turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the water on foot, *and there we rejoiced in him.

⁶In his might he rules for ever; his eyes keep watch over the nations; *let no rebel rise up against him.

⁷Bless our God, you peoples; *make the voice of his praise to be heard;

⁸Who holds our souls in life, *and will not allow our feet to slip.

⁹For you, O God, have proved us; *you have tried us just as silver is tried.

¹⁰You brought us into the snare; *you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.

¹¹You let enemies ride over our heads; we went through fire and water; *but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.

¹²I will enter your house with burnt-offerings and will pay you my vows, *which I promised with my lips and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.

¹³I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts with the smoke of rams; *I will give you oxen and goats.

¹⁴Come and listen, all you who fear God, *and I will tell you what he has done for me.

¹⁵I called out to him with my mouth, *and his praise was on my tongue.

¹⁶If I had found evil in my heart, *the Lord would not have heard me;

¹⁷But in truth God has heard me; *he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

¹⁸Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, *nor withheld his love from me.

67

Deus misereaturBCP p. 675

¹May God be merciful to us and bless us, *show us the light of his countenance and come to us.

²Let your ways be known upon earth, *your saving health among all nations.

³Let the peoples praise you, O God; *let all the peoples praise you.

⁴Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, *for you judge the peoples with equity and guide all the nations upon earth.

⁵Let the peoples praise you, O God; *let all the peoples praise you.

⁶The earth has brought forth her increase; *may God, our own God, give us his blessing.

⁷May God give us his blessing, *and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him.

Daily Office Readings

John 3:11-17

A Reading from the Gospel According to John.

¹¹“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. ¹²If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? ¹³No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. ¹⁴And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. ¹⁶“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. ¹⁷“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.