episcopalnet.org + BACK + NEXT 1928 BCP + Ordo Kalendar + CyberHymnal MISSAL PROPERS: EMBER SATURDAY IN LENT Station at St. Peter's Click here for Prayer Book Propers INTROIT. Intret oration. Ps. 88. O let my prayer enter into thy presence, O Lord : incline thine ear unto my calling. Ps. ibid. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee. V. Glory be. After Kyrie Eleison is said forthwith : Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R. Arise COLLECT. We beseech thee O Lord, graciously to hear the prayers of thy people: and of thy great goodness turn aside from them the scourges of thine anger. Through. LESSON. Deuteronomy 26:12-19 12 IN those days: Moses spake unto the people saying:When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; 13 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them: 14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away aught thereof for any unclean use, nor given aught thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. 15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 16 This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 18 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; 19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken. GRADUAL. Ps. 79. Be merciful unto our sins, O Lord : wherefore do the heathen say: Where is now their God? V. Help us, O God,. of our salvation: and for the glory of thy Name deliver us, O Lord. Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R. Arise. COLLECT. Behold, O God our defender : that we, who are sore oppressed by the burden of our sins may by the bounty of thy mercy be relieved from the same to serve thee in perfect freedom. Through. LESSON. Deuteronomy 11:22-25 22 IN those days: Moses spake unto the children of Israel saying: For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; 23 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. 24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you. GRADUAL. Ps. 84. Behold, O God our defender : and look upon thy servants. V. O Lord God of hosts, hear the prayers of thy servant Let us spray. Let us bow the knee. R. Arise. COLLECT. Assist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications : that by thy grace we may be found worthy to serve thee with lowliness in all times of our prosperity and with tranquility in all times of our adversity. Through. LESSON. 2 Macc. 1. 23. In those days : The priests made a prayer whilst the sacrifice was consuming, I say, both the priests, and all the rest, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering thereunto, as Neemias did. And the prayer was after this manner; O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only and gracious King, the only giver of all things, the only just, almighty, and everlasting thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose the fathers, and sanctify them : Receive the sacrifice for thy whole people Israel, and preserve thine own portion, and sanctify it: and let the heathen know that thou art our God. GRADUAL. Ps. 90. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy servants. V. Lord, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another. Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R. Arise. COLLECT. O Lord, we beseech thee, favourably to hear the prayers of thy people: that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name. Through. LESSON. Ecclus. 36. 1. Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us : and send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee. Lift up thy hand against the strange nations, and let them see thy power. As thou wast sanctified in us before them : so be thou magnified among them before us. And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God. Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders : glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wondrous works. Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath : take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy. Make the time short, remember the covenant, and let them declare thy wonderful works, O Lord our God. GRADUAL. Ps. 141. Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, O Lord. V. And let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice. Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R. Arise. Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help : that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy hold Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life. Through. LESSON. Song of the Three Children v. 26. In those days : The Angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows : and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven, and made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind. And the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits : and it passed through and burned those chaldeans it found about the furnace. And the fire touched the three not at all ; neither hurt nor troubled them. then they, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified and blessed, God in the furnace, saying Here is not said, thanks be to God. HYMN. Ibid Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. And blessed is thy glorious and holy Name. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Blessed art thou in the sceptre of thy Godhead. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubims. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Blessed art thou that walkest on the wings of the winds, and on the waves of the sea. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Let all thine Angels and Saints bless thee. And praise thee and magnify thee above all for ever. Let the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, bless thee. And praise thee and magnify thee above all for ever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. And worthy to be praised and magnified above all for ever. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. And worthy to be praised and magnified above all for ever. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers. And worthy to be praised and magnified above all for ever. _________________ Here is not said, Let us bow the knee, but V. The Lord be with you. Let us pray. COLLECT. O God, who for the deliverance of the three children didst assuage the flames of fire: mercifully grant that the fiery assaults of temptation may have no power upon us thy servants. through. Seasonal Prayers as on Ash Wednesday. [collect 15 from Various Prayers.] EPISTLE. I Thess. 5:14-24 14 BRETHREN: we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. TRACT. Ps. 117. O praise the Lord, all ye heathen : praise him all ye nations. V. For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. GOSPEL. St. Matt. 17:1-9 1 AT that time: Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. 9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. OFFERTORY. Ps. 88. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: O let my prayer enter into thy presence, O Lord. SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that this our sacrifice may sanctify our fast: that those things which we do profess with our outward observance, may inwardly be performed in our souls. through. COMMUNION. Ps. 7. O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. POSTCOMMUNION. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that thy sanctifying power may effectually cleanse us from all our sins, and be profitable for our healing unto life everlasting. through. Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before the Lord. We beseech thee, O Lord, that we thy faithful people, which here do seek thy blessing, may in such wise be strengthened by the same: that we may never turn aside from the following of thy will, and may evermore rejoice in the bounty of thy goodness. 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