Category Archives: Liturgical Seasons

First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28

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The Collect: Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:14-16 read from the Lexham English Bible

Psalm 25:1-10 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 read from the Lexham English Bible

Gospel: Luke 21:25-36 read from The Message

Closing Prayer: On December 1 we celebrate the life of Charles de Foucauld, Hermit and Martyr in the Sahara. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King, Nov. 21

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The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Track 1 Psalm 132:1-13 (14-19) read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Track 2 Psalm 93 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Revelation 1:4b-8 read from the International Children’s Bible

Gospel: John 18:33-37 read from the King James 21 Century Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On November 22 we celebrate the life of Clive Staples Lewis

Apologist and Spiritual Writer. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, November 14

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The Collect: Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 read from the Douay-Rheims Bible

Track 1 Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Daniel 12:1-3 read from the Douay-Rheims Bible

Track 2 Psalm 16 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 read from the English Standard Version Bible Anglicized

Gospel: Mark 13:1-8 read from the God’s Word Translation

Closing Prayer: On November 15 we celebrate the lives of Francis Asbury, and George Whitefield evangelists. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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