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Psalm 4

4 

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
    You have given me relief when I was in distress.
    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

2 

O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
    How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

3 

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;
    the Lord hears when I call to him.

4 

Be angry, and do not sin;
    ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

5 

Offer right sacrifices,
    and put your trust in the Lord.

6 

There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
    Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

7 

You have put more joy in my heart
    than they have when their grain and wine abound.

8 

In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
    for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Reminiscere 

Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies and Thy loving-kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.  Psalm 25:6

Let not mine enemies triumph over me; God of Israel, deliver us out of all our troubles Psalm 25: 2

(Ps. Unto Thee, O Lord, do I left up my soul: O my God, I trust in Thee; let me not be ashamed.”) Psalm 25:1

7 

Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength

By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault

and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Luke 13:31-35

Lament over Jerusalem

31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength

By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault

and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Psalm 91:1-13

91 

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

3 

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
    and from the deadly pestilence.

4 

He will cover you with his pinions,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

5 

You will not fear the terror of the night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 

nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
    nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 

A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.

8 

You will only look with your eyes
    and see the recompense of the wicked.

9 

Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—
    the Most High, who is my refuge[b]—

10 

no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
    no plague come near your tent.

11 

For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways.

12 

On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.

13 

You will tread on the lion and the adder;
    the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

A mighty fortress is our God

1 A mighty fortress is our God,

a trusty shield and weapon;

he helps us free from ev’ry need

that has us now o’ertaken.

The old evil foe

now means deadly woe;

deep guile and great might

are his dread arms in fight;

on earth is not his equal.

2 With might of ours can naught be done,

soon were our loss effected;

but for us fights the valiant one

whom God himself elected.

You ask, “Who is this?”

Jesus Christ it is,

the almighty Lord,

and there’s no other God;

he holds the field forever.

3 Though devils all the world should fill,

all eager to devour us,

we tremble not, we fear no ill:

they shall not overpow’r us.

This world’s prince may still

scowl fierce as he will,

he can harm us none.

He’s judged; the deed is done;

one little word can fell him.

4 The Word they still shall let remain

nor any thanks have for it;

he’s by our side upon the plain

with his good gifts and Spirit.

And take they our life,

goods, fame, child, and wife,

though all may be gone,

our victory is won;

the kingdom’s ours forever!

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength

By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault

and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Luke 13:31-35

Lament over Jerusalem

31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength. By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Luke 4:1-13

The Temptation of Jesus

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written,

“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
    and him only shall you serve.’”

9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    to guard you,’

11 and

“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O Lord God. You led Your ancient people through the wilderness

and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come;

through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit one God, now and forever. Amen

Romans 10:8-13

8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O Lord God. You led Your ancient people through the wilderness

and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come;

through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit one God, now and forever. Amen

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Offerings of Firstfruits and Tithes

26 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, 2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. 3 And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’ 4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God.

5 “And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 6 And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor. 7 Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. 9 And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. 11 And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O Lord God. You led Your ancient people through the wilderness

and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come;

through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit one God, now and forever. Amen

Ps. 91:9-13: antiphon: Ps. 91:15-16

When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with

him in | trouble;*

I will rescue him and | honor him.

With long life I will sat- | isfy him”

and show him my sal- I vation.

Because you have made the LORD your I dwelling place

the Most High, who is my I refuge

no evil shall be allowed to be- | fall you,

no plague come | near your tent.

For he will command his angels con- | cerning you*

to guard you in I all your ways.

On their hands they will | bear you up,

lest you strike your foot a- I gainst a stone.

You will tread on the lion and the | adder.

the young lion and the serpent you will trample l

underfoot.

Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*

and to the Holy | Spirit;

as it was in the be- I ginning,*

is now, and will be forever. Amen.

When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with

him in | trouble;*

I will rescue him and I honor him

With long life I will sat- | isfy him’

and show him my sal- | vation

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O Lord God. You led Your ancient people through the wilderness

and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come;

through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit one God, now and forever. Amen

 Luke 4:1-13

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written,

“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
    and him only shall you serve.’”

9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    to guard you,’

11 and

“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty and everlasting God,

You despise nothing You have made

and forgive the sins of all who are penitent.

Create in us new and contrite hearts

that lamenting our sins and

acknowledging our wretchedness

we may receive from You full pardon and

forgiveness;

through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord.

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy

Spirit,

one God, now and forever.  Amen

2 Corinthians 5:20—6:10

20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

6 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,

“In a favorable time I listened to you,
    and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”

Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; 7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

COLLECT OF THE DAY Almighty and everlasting God, You despise nothing You have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent. Create in us new and contrite hearts that lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness we may receive from You full pardon and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen