A Western Rite Orthodox Daily Office for 11/30/2023

(1928 BCP, 1892 Psalter, elements from Anglican Breviary)0T0L50x

Morning Prayer for Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle

Thursday after the Sunday Before Advent

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Opening Sentence

Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isaiah lvii. 15.

Opening Versicles & Invitatory

℣. O Lord, open thou our lips.
℟. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.
℣. O God, make speed to save us.
℟. O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

℣. Praise ye the Lord.
℟. The Lord's Name be praised.

Venite, exaltemus Domino Psalm 95:1-7; 96:9, 13

The Lord, the King of Apostles, O come, let us worship.

O COME, let us sing unto the Lord; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.

The Lord, the King of Apostles, O come, let us worship.

For the Lord is a great God, * and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth, * and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it, * and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship.

O come, let us worship and fall down * and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our God, * and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

The Lord, the King of Apostles, O come, let us worship.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth, * and with righteousness to judge the world and the peoples with his truth.

O come, let us worship.

GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Lord, the King of Apostles, O come, let us worship.

The Psalm or Psalms Appointed

This is my commandment, † that ye love one another, * as I have loved you.

PSALM 144. Benedictus Dominus

1   BLESSED be the LORD my strength:
who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2   My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in whom I trust:
who subdueth my people that is under me.
3   LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him:
or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?
4   Man is like a thing of nought:
his time passeth away like a shadow.
5   Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down:
touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6   Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them:
shoot out thine arrows, and consume them.
7   Send down thine hand from above:
deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8   Whose mouth talketh of vanity:
and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness.
9   I will sing a new song unto thee, O God:
and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute.
10   Thou hast given victory unto kings:
and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.
11   Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children:
whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity:
12   That our sons may grow up as the young plants:
and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple;
13   That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store:
that our sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands in our streets;
14   That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no decay:
no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets.
15   Happy are the people that are in such a case:
yea, blessed are the people who have the LORD for their God.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

This is my commandment, † that ye love one another, * as I have loved you.

Greater love has no man † than this, * that a man lay down his life for his friends.

PSALM 145. Exaltabo te, Deus

1   I WILL magnify thee, O God, my King:
and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.
2   Every day will I give thanks unto thee:
and praise thy Name for ever and ever.
3   Great is the LORD, and marvellous worthy to be praised:
there is no end of his greatness.
4   One generation shall praise thy works unto another:
and declare thy power.
5   As for me, I will be talking of thy worship:
thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;
6   So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts:
and I will also tell of thy greatness.
7   The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed:
and men shall sing of thy righteousness.
8   The LORD is gracious and merciful:
long-suffering, and of great goodness.
9   The LORD is loving unto every man:
and his mercy is over all his works.
10   All thy works praise thee, O LORD:
and thy saints give thanks unto thee.
11   They show the glory of thy kingdom:
and talk of thy power;
12   That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom:
might be known unto men.
13   Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom:
and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.
14   The LORD upholdeth all such as fall:
and lifteth up all those that are down.
15   The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord:
and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16   Thou openest thine hand:
and fillest all things living with plenteousness.
17   The LORD is righteous in all his ways:
and holy in all his works.
18   The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him:
yea, all such as call upon him faithfully.
19   He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:
he also will hear their cry, and will help them.
20   The LORD preserveth all them that love him:
but scattereth abroad all the ungodly.
21   My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:
and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

Greater love has no man † than this, * that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Ye are My friends, † if ye do whatsoever I command you, * saith the Lord.

PSALM 146. Lauda, anima mea

1   PRAISE the LORD, O my soul; while I live, will I praise the LORD:
yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God.
2   O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man:
for there is no help in them.
3   For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth:
and then all his thoughts perish.
4   Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help:
and whose hope is in the LORD his God:
5   Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is:
who keepeth his promise for ever;
6   Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong:
who feedeth the hungry.
7   The LORD looseth men out of prison:
the LORD giveth sight to the blind.
8   The LORD helpeth them that are fallen:
the LORD careth for the righteous.
9   The LORD careth for the strangers; he defendeth the fatherless and widow:
as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.
10   The LORD thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore:
and throughout all generations.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

Ye are My friends, † if ye do whatsoever I command you, * saith the Lord.

This is my commandment, † that ye love one another, * as I have loved you.

PSALM 137. Super flumina

1   BY the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered thee, O Sion.
2   As for our harps, we hanged them up:
upon the trees that are therein.
3   For they that led us away captive, required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness:
Sing us one of the songs of Sion.
4   How shall we sing the LORD'S song:
in a strange land?
5   If I forget thee, O Jerusalem:
let my right hand forget her cunning.
6   If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth:
yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem in my mirth.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

This is my commandment, † that ye love one another, * as I have loved you.

Greater love has no man † than this, * that a man lay down his life for his friends.

PSALM 138. Confitebor tibi

1   I WILL give thanks unto thee, O LORD, with my whole heart:
even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2   I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth:
for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy word, above all things.
3   When I called upon thee, thou heardest me:
and enduedst my soul with much strength.
4   All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD:
for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5   Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD:
that great is the glory of the LORD.
6   For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly:
as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
7   Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me:
thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8   The LORD shall make good his loving-kindness toward me:
yea, thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *
world without end. Amen.

Greater love has no man † than this, * that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Ye are My friends, † if ye do whatsoever I command you, * saith the Lord.

The Lessons

Here beginneth the 1st verse of the 47th Chapter of Ecclesiasticus

And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David. As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath? For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people. So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory. For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and brought to nought the Philistines his adversaries, and brake their horn in sunder unto this day. In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him. He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs. He beautified their feasts, and set in order the solemn times until the end, that they might praise his holy name, and that the temple might sound from morning. The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: he gave him a covenant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel.

Here beginneth the 21st verse of the 2nd Chapter of Joel

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

Here endeth the First Lesson.

First Canticle

Appointed Canticle    Te Deum    Benedicite

Blessed are the children of God, † even the peacemakers and the pure of heart; * blessed indeed are they for they shall see God.

We Praise Thee Te Deum laudamus

We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud,
the Heavens and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.
The noble army of martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world
doth acknowledge thee,
the Father, of an infinite majesty,
thine adorable, true, and only Son,
also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,
thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy saints,
in glory everlasting.

Blessed are the children of God, † even the peacemakers and the pure of heart; * blessed indeed are they for they shall see God.

We Praise Thee Te Deum laudamus

Blessed are the children of God, † even the peacemakers and the pure of heart; * blessed indeed are they for they shall see God.

We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud,
the Heavens and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.
The noble army of martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee,
the Father, of an infinite majesty,
thine adorable, true, and only Son,
also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man,
thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,
thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants,
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy saints,
in glory everlasting.

Blessed are the children of God, † even the peacemakers and the pure of heart; * blessed indeed are they for they shall see God.

A Song of Creation Benedicite, omnia opera Domini

Song of the Three Young Men, 35-65

Blessed are the children of God, † even the peacemakers and the pure of heart; * blessed indeed are they for they shall see God.

O ALL ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye dews and frosts, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.

O LET the earth bless the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye wells, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye seas and floods, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye whales and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.

O LET Israel bless the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the Lord. * praise him and magnify him for ever.

LET us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; * praise him and magnify him for ever.
Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; * praise him and magnify him for ever.

Blessed are the children of God, † even the peacemakers and the pure of heart; * blessed indeed are they for they shall see God.

Here beginneth the 12th verse of the 2nd Chapter of Revelation

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Here beginneth the 10th verse of the 2nd Chapter of 2 Peter

Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Here endeth the Second Lesson.

Second Canticle

The Song of Zechariah Benedictus Dominus Deus Luke 1: 68-79

Ye which have forsaken all * and followed me, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel, * for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us * in the house of his servant David,
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, * which have been since the world began:
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us;

To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us,
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, *
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God, * whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Ye which have forsaken all * and followed me, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

The Apostles' Creed

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost:
The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints:
The Forgiveness of sins:
The Resurrection of the body:
And the Life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers

℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
℣. Let us pray.

℣. Lord, have mercy upon us.℣. Kyrie eleison
℟. Christ, have mercy upon us. or  ℟. Christe eleison
℣. Lord, have mercy upon us.℣. Kyrie eleison

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

℣. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.
℟. And grant us thy salvation.
℣. O Lord, save the State.
℟. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
℣. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness.
℟. And make thy chosen people joyful.
℣. O Lord, save thy people.
℟. And bless thine inheritance.
℣. Give peace in our time, O Lord.
℟. For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.
℣. O God, make clean our hearts within us.
℟. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

The Collect of the Day

Almighty God, who didst give such grace unto thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him without delay; Grant unto us all, that we, being called by thy holy Word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Commemoration of Sunday Before Advent

STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Collect for Peace.

O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Collect for Grace.

O LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

2 Cor. xiii. 14.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

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