Greater Non-Privileged Feria – Purple
INTROIT Ps. 17.48-49
Thou, who didst preserve me from the wrathful nations, wilt exalt me above mine adversaries. Thou, O Lord, wilt rescue me from the man of violence. Ps. 17.2, 3. I love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my support, my refuge, and my deliverer.
COLLECT
O God, sanctify the Lenten fast and in thy mercy enlighten the hearts of thy faithful. Hear the prayers of those who, by thy grace, call upon thee with devotion. Through.
LESSON Lev. 19.1-2, 11-19, 25
In those days, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. You shall not steal. You shall not lie: neither shall any man deceive his neighbour. Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning. Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind: but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor: nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice. Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: But reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord. Keep ye my laws. I am the Lord your God.
GRADUAL Ps. 29.2-4
I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me, and hast not let my enemies rejoice over me. V. O Lord my God, I cried out to thee and thou healed me, O Lord, thou hast brought my soul up from the depths, thou hast preserved me from among those going down into the pit.
TRACT Ps. 102.10; 78.8-9
O Lord, repay us not according to the sins we have committed, nor according to our iniquities. V. O Lord, remember not our iniquities of the past; let thy mercy come quickly to us, for we are being brought very low. (All kneel.)
V. Help us, O God our Savior, and for the glory of thy Name, O Lord, deliver us; and pardon us our sins for thy Name's sake.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John (10.22-38)
At that time, And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the Name of my Father, they give testimony of me. But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. And I know them: and they follow me. And I give them life everlasting: and they shall not perish for ever. And no man shall pluck them out of my hand. That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. I and the Father are one. The Jews then took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me? The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that thou. being a, man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said, you are gods? If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken: Do you say of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world: Thou blasphemest; because I said: I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though you will not believe me, believe the works: that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in the Father.
OFFERTORY Ps. 58.2
Rescue me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from my adversaries, O Lord.
SECRET
O merciful God, hear us, and grant that we may offer this sacrifice of praise and reparation with true devotion. Through.
COMMUNION Ps. 25.6-7
I wash my hands in innocence, and go around thine altar, O Lord, listening to the sound of thy praises and recounting all thy wondrous deeds.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Almighty God, we humbly beseech the heavenly blessings of thy Sacrament which we have received. May it bring us thy grace and salvation. Through.
PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE
Hear our petitions, Almighty God. Thou didst give us hope because of thy goodness, now graciously shield us with thy mercy. Through.
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