Sunday of the II Class, Semidouble
Purple
People of Sion, behold, the Lord shall come to save the nations; and the Lord shall make heard the glory of his voice in the joy of your heart. Ps. 79.2. Take heed, you who rule Israel, you who shepherd over Joseph. V. Glory be.
COLLECT
O LORD, stir up our hearts to accept the message of thine only-begotten Son, so that, through his coming on earth, we may serve him always with a pure intention; who liveth and reigneth.
Commemoration: St. Sabbas, Abbot
May the intercession of blessed Sabbas, the Abbot, commend us unto thee, we beseech thee, O Lord: so that what we may not have by any merits of our own, we may obtain by his patronage. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECT
Of St. Mary or Holy Spirit (see rubrics)
EPISTLE Rom. 15.4-13
Brethren: For what things soever were written were written for our learning: that, through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope. Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind, one towards another, according to Jesus Christ: That with one mind and with one mouth you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore, receive one another, as Christ also hath received you, unto the honour of God. For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles and will sing to thy name. And again he saith: Rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people. And again: Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles: and magnify him, all ye people. And again, Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing: that you may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Ghost.
GRADUAL Ps. 49.2-3, 5
Out of Sion, perfect in beauty, God shall come revealed.
V. Gather before him his saints, who have ratified his covenant with sacrifice.
Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 121.1 I rejoiced at the tidings which were told me, We shall go into the house of the Lord. Alleluia.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (11.2-10)
AT that time, when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him: Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another? And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me. And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind? But what went you out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings. But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yea I tell you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before my face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
OFFERTORY Ps. 84.7-8
Thou shalt turn again, O God, and bring us life, and thy people shall rejoice in thee. Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.
SECRET
O Lord, let our humble offering of these prayers and sacrifices appease thee for our sins. We have no merits of our own to depend on; so assist us with thine aid. Through.
Commemoration: St. Sabbas, Abbot
May the holy Abbot Sabbas, we beseech thee, O Lord, obtain by his prayers, that the Sacrifice laid on thy holy altar may profit us unto salvation. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECT
Of St. Mary or Holy Spirit (see rubrics)
COMMUNION Bar. 5.5; 4.36
Arise O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and behold the joy that cometh to you from your God.
POSTCOMMUNION
We have just been nourished with thy Body and Blood, O Lord. Teach us through this Sacramental rite to despise the things of earth and to yearn for the things of heaven. Through.
Commemoration: St. Sabbas, Abbot
May the pleading of blessed Sabbas, the Abbot, for us, as well as the reception of thy Sacraments, protect us, O Lord, that we may both share in the glory of his works, and receive the help of his intercession. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECT
Of St. Mary or Holy Spirit (see rubrics)
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