Eastertide
The leader reads the regular text. The people read the bold text.
The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.
Habakkuk 2:20
In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3
Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11
From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 1:11
Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger.
Lamentations 1:12
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 3:2
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14, 16
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Acts 1:8
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!
Revelation 4:8
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I was glad when they said unto me, "We will go into the house of the LORD."
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore does my soul keep them. When your word goes forth it gives light and understanding to the simple. I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath, for my delight was in your commandments.
O look upon me, and be merciful unto me, as you always do for those who love your Name.
Order my steps according to your word, and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
O deliver me from those who deal wrongfully, and so shall I keep your commandments.
Show the light of your countenance upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.
My eyes gush out water because of those who do not keep your law. Justus es, Domine
Righteous are you, O Lord, and true are your judgments.
The testimonies that you have commanded are exceedingly righteous and true.
My zeal has even consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
Your word is tested to the uttermost, and therefore your servant loves it.
I am small, and of no reputation, yet I do not forget your commandments.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth.
Trouble and heaviness have taken hold of me, yet my delight is in your commandments.
The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting; O grant me understanding, and I shall live. D A Y 2 6 : E V E N I N G P R A Y E R Clamavi in toto corde meo
I call with my whole heart. Hear me, O Lord; I will keep your statutes.
Even unto you do I call; help me, and I shall keep your testimonies.
Early in the morning do I cry unto you, for in your word is my trust.
My eyes open before the night watches, that I may meditate on your words.
Hear my voice, O Lord, according to your loving-kindness; give me life according to your judgments.
They draw nigh who in malice persecute me, and are far from your law.
Be near at hand, O Lord, for all your commandments are true.
Concerning your testimonies, I have known long ago that you have founded them for ever. Vide humilitatem
Psalm 119
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endures for ever. Let those whom the Lord has redeemed give thanks, whom he has delivered from the hand of the enemy,
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
They went astray in the wilderness, even in the desert, and found no city to dwell in;
They were hungry and thirsty, and their soul fainted within them.
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
He led them forth by a straight path until they came to a city where they might dwell.
Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!
For he satisfies the empty soul and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
Some sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being bound fast in misery and iron,
Because they rebelled against the words of God and lightly regarded the counsel of the Most High.
He also brought down their heart with heaviness; they fell down, and there was none to help them.
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distress.
For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!
For he has broken the gates of brass and shattered the bars of iron asunder.
The foolish were plagued for their offense and because of their wickedness.
Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they were even close to death’s door.
So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, he delivered them out of their distress.
He sent his word and healed them, and they were saved from destruction.
Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!
That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving and tell of his works with gladness!
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who carry out their business in great waters,
They behold the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.
For at his word the stormy wind arises, which lifts up the waves.
They are carried up to heaven and down again to the deep; their soul melts away because of the trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, he delivers them out of their distress.
For he makes the storm to cease, so that the waves are still.
Then they are glad, because they are at rest, and so he brings them into the haven where they desire to be.
Oh, that they would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he does for the children of men!
That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the seat of the elders!
He turns rivers into a wilderness and water-springs into thirsty ground,
A fruitful land he makes barren, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
Again, he makes the wilderness into pools of water and dry ground into water-springs;
And there he sets the hungry that they may build a city to dwell in,
That they may sow their land and plant vineyards to yield the fruits of increase.
He blesses them, so that they multiply exceedingly, and does not allow their cattle to decrease.
And again, when they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, through any plague or trouble,
Though he pours contempt on princes and lets them wander in the pathless wilderness,
Yet he helps the poor out of misery and increases their households like a flock of sheep.
The righteous will consider this and rejoice, and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped.
Whoever is wise will ponder these things, and shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord.
Psalm 107
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
What shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he has done unto me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people; dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the child of your handmaid; you have broken my bonds asunder.
I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his people, in the courts of the Lord’s house, even in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 116
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Lord is my shepherd; therefore I can lack nothing. He shall feed me in green pastures and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall refresh my soul and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me.
You shall prepare a table before me, in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.
Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 23
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
A reading from Holy Scripture.
Lector: A reading from Numbers 18:1-24.
Numbers 18:1-24
Lector: The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Lector: A reading from Mark 14:1-25.
Mark 14:1-25
Lector: The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Almighty God, you gave your only Son to be for us both a sacrifice for sin and an example of godly living: Give us grace thankfully to receive his inestimable benefits, and daily to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Third Sunday of Easter
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.