Second Class Introit: cxviii: 137, 124 Thou art just, O Lord, and Thy judgment is right. Deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy. [Ps.] Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Glory be.... Thou art.... Collect: Grant, O Lord, unto Thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the devil, and with pure minds to follow Thee, the only God. Additional Collectss of the Season Epistle: Ephesians iv: 1-6 A reading from the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the
Ephesians:
Gradual: Ps xxxii: 12, 6 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom He
has chosen for His inheritance. By the word of the Lord the heavens
were established, and all the power of them by the spirit of His
mouth.
Gospel: Matthew xxii: 34-46 + The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Credo. Offertory: Daniel ix: 9, 10, 18, 19 I, Daniel, prayed to my God, saying, "Hear, O Lord, the prayers of Thy servant. Show Thy face upon Thy sanctuary, and favorably look down upon this people upon whom Thy name is invoked, O God. Secret: We humbly implore Thy majesty, O Lord, that the holy mysteries we are celebrating, may free us both from past sins and future transgressions. Additional Secret prayers of the Season Communion: Ps. lxxv: 12-13 Vow ye, and pray to the Lord your God, all ye that round about Him bring presents; to Him that is terrible, even to Him that taketh away the spirit of princes; terrible with all the kings of the earth. Postcommunion: By the grace of Thy sacraments, O almighty God, may our passions be subdued and our eternal salvation assured. Additional Postcommunion prayers of the Season
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