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The Collect: Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 58:1-9a, (9b-12) read from the New Living Translation Bible

Psalm 112:1-9, (10) read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, (13-16) read from the New Revised Standard Version

Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible Anglicized

Closing Prayer: On February 13 we remember Absalom Jones, Priest. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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The Collect: Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-4 read from the New American Standard Bible

Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10 both will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Hebrews 2:14-18 read from the New Century Version Bible

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 read from the New International Version Bible

The Closing Prayer: On February 5 we remember Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson, Prophetic Witnesses. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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The Collect: Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 9:1-4 read from the Lexham English Bible

Psalm 27:1, 5-13 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 read from the Message Bible

Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 read from the Modern English Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On January 29 we celebrate the life of Andrei Rublev, Monk and Iconographer. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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