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The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
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    The Collect of the Day

    The Presentation

    February 2

    Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    42

    QuemadmodumBCP p. 643

    1As the deer longs for the water-brooks, *so longs my soul for you, O God.

    2My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; *when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?

    3My tears have been my food day and night, *while all day long they say to me, “Where now is your God?”

    4I pour out my soul when I think on these things; *how I went with the multitude and led them into the house of God,

    5With the voice of praise and thanksgiving, *among those who keep holy-day.

    6Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *and why are you so disquieted within me?

    7Put your trust in God; *for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

    8My soul is heavy within me; *therefore I will remember you from the land of Jordan, and from the peak of Mizar among the heights of Hermon.

    9One deep calls to another in the noise of your cataracts; *all your rapids and floods have gone over me.

    10The Lord grants his loving-kindness in the daytime; *in the night season his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

    11I will say to the God of my strength, “Why have you forgotten me? *and why do I go so heavily while the enemy oppresses me?”

    12While my bones are being broken, *my enemies mock me to my face;

    13All day long they mock me *and say to me, “Where now is your God?”

    14Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *and why are you so disquieted within me?

    15Put your trust in God; *for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

    43

    Judica me, DeusBCP p. 644

    1Give judgment for me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; *deliver me from the deceitful and the wicked.

    2For you are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? *and why do I go so heavily while the enemy oppresses me?

    3Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, *and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling;

    4That I may go to the altar of God, to the God of my joy and gladness; *and on the harp I will give thanks to you, O God my God.

    5Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? *and why are you so disquieted within me?

    6Put your trust in God; *for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

    Daily Office Readings

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    John 8:31-36

    31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. 36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

    1 Sam. 2:1-10

    1 Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory. 2 “There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength. 5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn. 6 The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. 7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts. 8 He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world. 9 “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might does one prevail. 10 The Lord! His adversaries shall be shattered; the Most High will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed.”