Holy Ghost, He liveth and reigneth, | ever liveth is counted dead before ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. Behold, what manner of love. 1 St. John iii. ver. 1. to ver. 9. The Gospel. Then if any man shall say. St. Matth. xxiv. ver. 23. to ver. 32. THE SUNDAY CALLED SEPTUAGESIMA, Thee: Grant this for Thine only Son The Epistle. Though I speak. 1 Cor. xiii. ver. 1. The Gospel. Then Jesus took unto Him. St. Luke xviii. ver. 31. THE FIRST DAY OF LENT, COMMONLY A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who hatest nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins LORD, we beseech Thee fa- of all them that are penitent; Create vourably to hear the prayers of and make in us new and contrite Thy people; that we, who are justly hearts, that we worthily lamenting punished for our offences, may be our sins, and acknowledging our mercifully delivered by Thy good-wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, Dess, for the glory of Thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. Know ye not, that they which run. 1 Cor. ix. ver. 24. The Gospel. The kingdom of heaven. St. Matth. xx. ver. 1. to ver. 17. THE SUNDAY CALLED SEXAGESIMA, LORD God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; Mercifully grant that by Thy power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Ye suffer fools gladly. 2 Cor. xi. ver. 19. to ver. 32. The Gospel. When much people were gathered. St. Luke viii. ver. 4. to ver. 16. THE SUNDAY CALLED QUINQUAGE- LORD, Who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; Send Thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whoso the God of all mercy, perfect remis- This Collect is to be read every day in For the Epistle. Turn ye even to The Gospel. When ye fast. St. Matth. vi. ver. 16. to ver. 22. THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. LORD, Who for our sake didst oferty nights; Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey Thy godly motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to Thy honour and glory, Father and the Holy Ghost, one Who livest and reignest with the God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. We then, as workers. 2 Cor. vi. ver. 1. to ver. 11. The Gospel. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit. St. Matth. iv. ver. 1. to ver. 12. may happen to the body, and from which may assault all evil THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE EASTER. and in though to through Jesus A Who, of and everlasting God, Christ our Lord. Amen. THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. wards mankind, hast sent Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon Him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of His great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of His patience, and also be made partakers of His resurrection; THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER The Epistle. In this that I declare WE beseech Thee, Almighty unto you. 1 Cor. xi. ver. 17. God, mercifully to look upon Thy people; that by Thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Christ being come an High Priest. Hebr. ix. ver. 11. to ver. 16. The Gospel. Jesus said, Which of you convinceth Me of sin? St. John The Gospel. The whole multitude of them arose. St. Luke xxiii. ver. 1. to ver. 50. GOOD FRIDAY. LMIGHTY God, we beseech Thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross, Who now liveth and Ghost, ever one God, world without d. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, body of the Church's governed and by Whose Spirit the whole sanctified; Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before Thee for all estates of men in Thy holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and godly serve Thee; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. MERCIFUL God, Who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that Thou hast made, nor Wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of Thy Werd; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to Thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true Israelites, and be made one fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. The law having a shadow of good things. Hebr. x. ver. 1. to ver. 26. The Gospel. Pilate therefore took Jesus. St. John xix. ver. 1. to ver. 38. EASTER EVEN. RANT, O Lord, that as we are blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with Him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection; for His merits, Who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. It is better, if the will of God be so. 1 St. Pet. iii. ver. 17. The Gospel. When the even was come. St. Matth. xxvii. ver. 57. dead dieth no more : death hath HRIST being raised from the no more dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom, vi. 9. HRIST is risen from the dead: and becomes the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death: by Man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. A LMIGHTY God, Who through Thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlast that, as by Thy special grace preventing us Thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by Thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Ámen. This Collect serves for Monday and Tuesday in Easter-week. The Epistle. If ye then be risen with Christ. Colos. iii. ver. 1. to ver. 8. The Gospel. The first day of the week. St. John xx. ver. 1. to ver. 11. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER ALMIGHTY Father, who hast given Thine only Son to die for ALMIGHTY God, Who alone our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve Thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Whatsoever is born of God. 1 St. John v. ver. 4. to ver. 13. The Gospel. The same day at evening. St. John xx. ver. 19. to ver. 24. THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER ALMIGHTY God, who hast given Thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that His inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of His most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. This is thank-worthy. 1 St. Pet. ii. ver. 19. The Gospel. Jesus said, I am the good shepherd. St. John x. ver. 11. to ver. 17. THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto Thy people, that they may love the thing which Thou commandest, and desire that which Thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Every good gift. St. James i. ver. 17. to ver. 22. The Gospel. Jesus said unto His disciples. St. John xvi. ver. 5. to ver. 15. THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER LORD, from Whom all good things do come; Grant to us Thy humble servants, that by Thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by Thy merciful guiding may perform the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The Epistle. Be ye doers of the Word. St. James i. ver. 22. The Gospel. Verily, verily I say unto you. St. John xvi. ver. 23. THE ASCENSION-DAY. LMIGHTY GA, WHO FASTER GRANT, we beseech Thee, AlAL to them that be in error the light of Thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of believe Thy only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also in with Him continually dwell, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. The former treatise have I made. Acts i. ver. 1. to ver. 12. The Gospel. Jesus appeared unto the eleven. St. Mark xvi. ver. 14. SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY. GOD the King of glory, Who hast exalted Thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto Thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech Thee, leave us not comfortless; bat send to us Thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. The end of all things is at hand. 1 St. Pet. iv. ver. 7. to ver. 12. The Gospel. When the Comforter is come. St. John xv. ver. 26. to chap. xvi. ver. 4. WHIT-SUNDAY. OD, Who as at this time didst ful people, by the sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. This Collect serves for Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week. For the Epistle. When the day of Pentecost. Acts ii. ver. 1. to ver. 12. The Gospel. Jesus said unto His disciples. St. John xiv. ver. 15. MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK, For the Epistle. Then Peter opened his mouth. Acts x. ver. 34. The Gospel. God so loved the world. St. John iii. ver. 16. to ver. 22. TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. For the Epistle. When the Apostles. Acts viii. ver. 14. to ver. 18. The Gospel. Verily, verily I say unto you. St. John x. ver. 1. to ver. 11. TRINITY-SUNDAY. LMIGHTY and everlasting God, hast anven us Thy servants grace by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech Thee, that Thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, Who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen. For the Epistle. After this I looked. Rev. iv. ver. 1. The Gospel. There was a man of the Pharisees. St. John iii. ver. 1. to ver. 16. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. GOD, the strength of all them that put their trust in Thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace, that in keeping of Thy commandments we may please Thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle. Beloved, let us love one another. 1 St. John iv. ver. 7. The Gospel. There was a certain rich man. St. Luke xvi. ver. 19. THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. LORD, Who never failest to help and govern them whom Thou dost bring up in Thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech Thee, under the protection of Thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |