THURSDAY AFTER THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Greater Non-Priv. Feria – Rose/Purple
INTROIT Ps. 104.3-4
Let every heart that seeketh the Lord rejoice. Seek the Lord and find strength; seek the Lord evermore. Ps. 104.1. Give glory to the Lord and invoke his Name; make known his deeds among the nations. V. Glory be.
COLLECT
O Almighty God, grant that we may be happy in chastising our bodies through fasting. May we bring our passions under control, and thus more easily attain the rewards of heaven. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Ash Wednesday
LESSON IV Kings 4.25-38
In those days, a Sunamite woman came to Eliseus to mount Carmel: and when the man of God saw her coming towards, he said to Giezi, his servant: Behold that Sunamitess. Go, therefore, to meet her, and say to her: Is all well with thee, and with thy husband, and with thy son? And she answered: Well. And when she came to the man of God, to the mount, she caught hold on his feet: and Giezi came to remove her. And the man of God said: Let her alone for her soul is in anguish, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. And she said to him: Did I ask a son of my lord? did I not say to thee: Do not deceive me? Then he said to Giezi: Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute him not: and if any man salute thee, answer him not: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. But the mother of the child said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. He arose, therefore, and followed her. But Giezi was gone before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, and there was no voice nor sense: and he returned to meet him, and told him, saying: The child is not risen. Eliseus, therefore, went into the house, and behold the child lay dead on his bed: And going in, he shut the door upon him, and upon the child, and prayed to the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon the child: and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he bowed himself upon him, and the child's flesh grew warm. Then he returned and walked in the house, once to and fro: and he went up, and lay upon him: and the child gaped seven times, and opened his eyes. And he called Giezi, and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she being called, went in to him: and he said: Take up thy son. She came and fell at his feet, and worshiped upon the ground: and took up her son, and went out. And Eliseus returned to Galgal.
GRADUAL Ps. 73.20, 19, 22
Be mindful of thy covenant, O Lord, and forget not forever the lives of thy poor. V. Arise, O Lord, defend thine own cause; remember the abuse hurled against thy servants.
+ The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Luke 7.11-16
At that time, Jesus went into a city that is called Naim: and there went with him his disciples and a great multitude. And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother: and she was a widow. And a great multitude of the city was with her. Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not. And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise. And he that was dead sat up and begun to speak. And he gave him to his mother. And there came a fear upon them all: and they glorified God saying: A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people.
OFFERTORY Ps. 69.2, 3, 4
O Lord, make haste to help me. Let all be put to shame who plot evil against thy servants.
SECRET
Cleanse us, O merciful God. Let the prayers of the Church, which are so pleasing to thee when they are accompanied by this offering, be even more acceptable to thee because our souls are free from sin. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Ash Wednesday
COMMUNION Ps. 70.16-18
O Lord, I will be mindful of thy singular justice. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and when I am old and gray, O God, forsake me not.
POSTCOMMUNION
O Lord, let us not be condemned by unworthily receiving this Gift of Heaven which was instituted for the spiritual health of thy faithful. Through.
SEASONAL COLLECTS
As given before Ash Wednesday
PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE
O God, Creator and Ruler of thy people, free thine own from the temptations assailing them, so that they may please thee and be protected by thee. Through.
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