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The Collect: O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Track 1 Old Testament: Proverbs 1:20-33 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible
Track 1 Psalm 19 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer or Wisdom of Solomon 7:26-8:1 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible
Track 2 Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible
Track 2 Psalm 116:1-8 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer
The Epistle: James 3:1-12 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible Anglicized
The Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 read from the World English Bible
Closing Prayer: On September 12, we celebrate the life of John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.