Last Sunday After After Pentecost
Second Class
[Latin Text]
Introit: Jer. xxix: 11, 12, 14
The Lord saith: "I think thoughts of peace, and not of
affliction. You shall call upon Me, and I will hear you, and I will
bring back your captivity from all places." [Ps.] Lord, Thou hast
blessed Thy Land. Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Glory be.... The Lord saith....
Collect:
Stir up the wills of Thy
faithful, we beseech Thee, O Lord; that they, more earnestly seeking the
fruit of good works, may receive more abundantly the gifts of Thy loving
kindness.
Additional
Collects of the Season
Epistle: Colossians i: 9-14
A reading from the
Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Colossians:
Brethren: We cease not to
pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge
of the will of God, and all wisdom and spiritual
understanding; that you may walk worthy of God,
in all things pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and
increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all
might according to the power of His glory, in all
patience and long suffering; with joy; giving thanks to
God the Father; who has made us worthy
to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light;
who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us
into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His
blood, the remission of sins.
Gradual: Ps. xliii: 8-9
Thou hast delivered us, O Lord, from them that afflict us; and
hast put them to shame that hate us. In God we will glory all the
day, and in Thy name we will give praise for ever.
Alleluia, alleluia. From the depths I have cried to Thee, O
Lord. Lord hear my prayer. Alleluia.
Gospel: Matthew xxiv: 15-35 +
The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew:
At that time, Jesus said
to His disciples, "When you see the
abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place; (he that readeth, let him understand) then they
that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and he that
is on the house-top, let him not come down to take anything out of his
house; and he that is in the field, let him not go back to
take his coat. And woe to them that are with
child, and that give suck in those days. But pray that your flight
be not in the winter, or on the sabbath: for there shall then
be great tribulation, such as has not been found from the beginning
of the world until now, neither shall be: and unless
those days had been shortened, no flesh would be
saved; but for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say to you, 'Lo, here is Christ,' or 'there;' do not
believe him; for there shall arise false
Christs and false prophets, which shall show great signs
and wonders, in order to deceive (if possible)
even the elect. Behold I have told it to you
beforehand. If therefore they say to you, 'Behold,
He is in the desert,' go not out; or, 'Behold, He
is in the closets,' believe it not. For as lightning comes out
of the east, and appears even unto the west, so also shall the coming of
the Son of man be. Wheresoever the body shall be, there also
shall the eagles be gathered together. And immediately after the
tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon
shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and
the powers of heaven shall be moved. And then shall appear the sign
of the Son of man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn; and they shall see the Son of man coming
in the clouds of heaven with great power and majesty; and He
shall send His angels with a trumpet and a great voice, and they shall gather
together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens
to the utmost bounds of them. "And from the fig tree
learn a parable: when the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves
come forth, you know that summer is nigheven at the doors.
Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass away till all these
things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not
pass away."
Credo.
Offertory: Ps. cxxix: 1-2
From the depths I have cried out to Thee, O Lord. Lord hear my
prayer. From the depths I have cried out to Thee, O Lord.
Secret
Be favorable, O Lord,
to our supplications, and accepting the offerings and prayers
of Thy people, convert the hearts of all to
Thee; that being delivered from earthly cravings, we may pass
on to heavenly desires.
Additional
Secret prayers of the Season
Preface
of the Trinity
Communion: Mark xi: 24
Amen I say to you, whatsoever you ask when you pray, believe that you shall receive and it shall be done to you.
Postcommunion:
Grant us, we beseech
Thee, O Lord, by this sacrament which we have received, that
whatsoever be corrupted in our souls may be
restored by the gift of its healing power
Additional
Postcommunion prayers of the Season
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