THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (JUNE 22ND)

Christ Mediating Between the Rich Man in Hades and the Poor Man in Abraham's Bosom

For the Liturgy of St. James of Jerusalem in the Use of the Ancient Church of the West

INTROIT

Psalm 13

Domine, in tua misericordia

O Lord, my trust is in thy mercy: and my heart is joyful in thy salvation. I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me.

Ps. ibid. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

O Lord, my trust is in thy mercy...

COLLECTS

O ALMIGHTY GOD the strength of all those who put their trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers: and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace; that in keeping thy commandments, we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY GOD, Who didst bestow Thy holiness upon Thy humble servant, St. Boltoph, to serve as an example of home missions and faithfulness to the Gospel; grant that we may be as he was, witnessing to Thy glory in the highways and byways, faithfully sharing Thy Holy Word to all those in our homeland; and, grant that we may be kept from all harm in our journeys through the intercession of St. Boltoph before Thy Throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who livest and reignest with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, who didst call thine Apostles Peter and Paul from their several labours to the unity of one faith and the crown of one martyrdom: Grant unto us, we beseech thee, such constancy in fasting, prayer, and holy doctrine, that we, being renewed by thy Spirit, may be made meet partakers of their reward; and, following in their steps, may boldly confess thy Name before the world, and be found faithful unto death; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON

Exodus 24:3–11; 25:8–9

And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do.

And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.

And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.

And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON FROM THE APOSTLE

Romans 11:25–36; 12:1–5

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

THE EPISTLE

1 St. John 4:7–21

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

We love him, because he first loved us.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

GRADUAL

Psalm 41

I said: Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

V. Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.

ALLELUIA.

Psalm 5

Alleluia, alleluia.

V. Ponder my words, O Lord: consider my meditation.

Alleluia.

HOLY GOSPEL

St. Luke 16:19–31

At that time: Jesus spake this parable unto his disciples:

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day.

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

OFFERTORY

Psalm 5

O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God: for unto thee, O Lord, will I make my prayer.

SECRET

We beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept this our sacrifice which we offer unto thee: that the same may effectually avail for our succour unto everlasting life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

COMMUNION

Psalm 9

I will speak of all thy marvellous works: I will be glad and rejoice in thee: yea, my songs will I make of thy Name, O thou Most Highest.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, who hast vouchsafed to fulfil us with thy wondrous bounty: grant, we beseech thee, that we receiving these gifts of our redemption may never cease from shewing forth thy praises. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.