Church Calendar

Epistle:Rev. 7:9-17
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev.%207%3A9-17

Holy Gospel:Matt. 5:1-12
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.%205%3A1-12

Collect:
Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy communion, the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Grant us so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that, together with them, we may come to the unspeakable joys You have prepared for those who love You; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Old Testament: Prov. 8:11-22
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Prov.%208%3A11-22

Epistle:Phil. 3:17-21
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil.%203%3A17-21

Holy Gospel:Matt. 22:15-22
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.%2022%3A15-22

Collect:
O Lord, absolve Your people from their offenses that from the bonds of our sins, which by reason of our frailty we have brought upon ourselves, we may be delivered by Your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Introit:
Antiphon:
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, | says the LORD,*
     thoughts of peace and not of | evil,
Then you will call upon Me and go and | pray to Me,*
     and I will listen | unto you. (Jeremiah 29:11-12)

Psalm:
Lord, You have been favorable | to Your land;*
     You have brought back the captivity of | Jacob.
Show us Your | mercy, LORD,*
     and grant us Your sal- | vation.
Surely His salvation is near to those who | fear Him,*
     that glory may dwell | in our land.
Truth shall spring out | of the earth,*
     and righteousness shall look down from | heaven. (Psalm 85:1, 7, 9, 11)

Gradual:
But You have saved us from our / enemies,*
     and have put to shame those who / hated us.
In God we boast / all day long,*
     and praise Your name for- / ever. (Psalm 44:7–8)

Verse:
Alle- / luia.*
     Alle- / luia.
You who fear the LORD, trust / in the LORD;*
     He is their help and their shield. Alle- / luia. (Psalm 115:11)

Old Testament: Exodus 32:1-20
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2032%3A1-20

Epistle:1 Thess. 4:13-18
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thess.%204%3A13-18

Holy Gospel:Matt. 24:15-28
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.%2024%3A15-28

Collect:
Almighty God, we implore You, show Your mercy to Your humble servants that we, who put no trust in our own merits, may not be dealt with after the severity of Your judgment but according to Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Introit:
Antiphon:
Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in | trouble;*
     deliver me from the hand of my | enemies.
Do not let me be a- | shamed, O LORD,*
     for I have called u- | pon You. (Psalm 31:9, 15, 17)

Psalm:
In You, O LORD, I | put my trust;*
     let me never | be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your | righteousness.*
     Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me | speedily.
Into Your hand I commit my | spirit;*
     You have redeemed me, O LORD | God of truth.
Be of good courage, and He shall streng- | then your heart,*
     all you who hope | in the LORD. (Psalm 31:1-2, 5, 24)

Gradual:
Your enemies roar in the midst of Your / meeting place;*
     they set up their ban- / ners for signs.
Remember Your congregation, which You have pur- / chased of old,*
     the tribe of Your inheritance, which You / have redeemed. (Psalm 74:4, 2)

Verse:
Alle- / luia.*
     Alle- / luia.
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the ci- / ty of God,*
     the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. Alle- / luia. (Psalm 46:4)

Old Testament: Dan. 7:9-14
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan.%207%3A9-14

Epistle:2 Pet. 3:14
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Pet.%203%3A14

Holy Gospel:Matt. 25:31-46
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.%2025%3A31-46

Collect:
O Lord, so rule and govern our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that, ever mindful of the end of all things and the day of Your just judgment, we may be stirred up to holiness of living here and dwell with You forever hereafter; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Introit:
Antiphon:
Save me, O God, | by Your name,*
     and vindicate me | by Your strength.
Hear my | prayer, O God;*
     give ear to the words | of my mouth. (Psalm 54:1-2)

Psalm:
For strangers have risen up a- | gainst me;*
     they have not set God be- | fore them.
Behold, God is my | helper;*
     the Lord is with those who up- | hold my life.
He will repay my enemies for their | evil.*
     Cut them off | in Your truth.
He has delivered me out of all | trouble,*
     and my eye has seen its desire upon my | enemies. (Psalm 54:3-5, 7)

Gradual:
He shall call to the heavens / from above,*
     and to the earth, that He may judge His / people.
Let the heavens declare His / righteousness,*
     for God Him- / self is Judge. (Psalm 50:4, 6)

Verse:
Alle- / luia.*
     Alle- / luia.
The ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with / singing,*
     with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness. Alle- / luia. (Isaiah 35:10)