1928 BCP + Ordo Kalendar + CyberHymnal
THE 15TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
INTROIT. Inclina, Domine. Ps. 86
BOW down thine ear, O Lord,
and hear me: my God, save thy servant, that putteth his trust
in thee: be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I will call daily upon
thee. Ibid Ps. Comfort the soul of thy servant: for unto
thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. V. Glory be.
COLLECT.
KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual
mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but
fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead
us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. AMEN.
EPISTLE. Galatians 6:11-18
11 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine
own hand.
12 As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain
you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution
for the cross of Christ.
13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law;
but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your
flesh.
14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and
I unto the world.
15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing,
nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them,
and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body
the marks of the Lord Jesus.
18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your
spirit. Amen.
GRADUAL. Ps. 92 It is a good thing to give thanks
unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most Highest. V. To tell of thy lovingkindness early in the morning,
and of thy truth in the night-season.
Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 95 For the Lord is a great
God, and a great King above all gods. Alleluia.
GOSPEL. St. Matthew 6:24-34
24 No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else
he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve
God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the
body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do
they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not
much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.
OFFERTORY. Ps. 40:1, 3 I waited patiently for the
Lord, and he inclined unto me: he heard my calling, and he hath
put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God.
SECRET
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God: that this saving
Victim may effectually avail, both for the cleansing of our souls
from all their sins, and for the obtaining of the favour of thine
almighty power. Through.
COMMUNION. St. John 6:51 The bread that I will
give is my Flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
POSTCOMMUNION.
GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee: that this holy Sacrament may
in such wise cleanse and defend us; that we may thereby attain
to the fulfilment of everlasting salvation. [Through.]