THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (JULY 27TH)

An Ancient Greek Mosaic of Christ Teaching the Sermon on the Mount

THE MISSAL MASS PROPERS FOR THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JAMES OF JERUSALEM ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF THE WEST

INTROIT

 Fortitudo Mea 

Psalm 28:8–9; 1

The Lord is the strength of his people, and he is the wholesome defence of his Anointed: O Lord, save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord, my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Lord is the strength of his people…

COLLECTS 

O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding; pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Almighty God, who didst call thy servant Elias to be a prophet and zealous defender of thy truth; Grant that we, inspired by his example and aided by his intercession, may boldly proclaim thy word and remain steadfast in faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY GOD, Whose blessed Son restored St. Mary Magdalene to health of body and of mind, and called her to be a witness of His glorious resurrection: Mercifully grant that by Thy grace we may be healed from all our infirmities and know Thee in the power of His uncreated life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.

O ALMIGHTY God, who didst endow Thy servant Ezekiel with the spirit of prophecy to proclaim Thy message to Thy people: Grant us, we beseech Thee, so to heed the warnings and embrace the promises revealed through him, that we may ever walk in Thy ways and behold Thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

O GRACIOUS FATHER, who didst endow thy holy Apostle St. James with zeal and courage to follow Christ even unto death: Grant us, we beseech thee, the same steadfastness of faith and fervor of spirit, that we, being inspired by his example and aided by his prayers, may walk in the way of thy commandments and bear witness to thy truth with boldness and love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

O Almighty God, who in thy divine providence didst call Anna to be the mother of the blessed Virgin Mary and grandmother of our Lord Jesus Christ: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may honor her memory and imitate her piety and faith, through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

Almighty and Everlasting God, who didst endow Thy holy martyr Saint Paraskeva with the grace of steadfast faith and the power of divine miracles; Grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who commemorate her blessed martyrdom, may be so encouraged by her example and strengthened by her intercession, that we may endure with fortitude the trials of this life and receive with joy the crown of eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON 

Exodus 36:1–7; 37:1-9, 17-29

1 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded. 2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: 3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; 5 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. 6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: 18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof… 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood… 29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON

1 Corinthians 5:6–8; 6:9–20

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? Know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? For two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

THE EPISTLE 

Romans 6:3–11

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRADUAL

Psalm 90

Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy servants. Lord, thou hast been our refuge: from one generation to another.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Psalm 31:

In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness: bow down thine ear to me, make haste to deliver me.

Alleluia.

THE HOLY GOSPEL

St. Matthew 5:20–26

Jesus said unto his disciples: Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

OFFERTORY

Psalm 17:5–7

Hold thou up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

SECRET

We beseech thee, O Lord, to have compassion on our prayers: and graciously to accept the oblations of thy servants and handmaidens; that those things which each hath offered to the honour of thy Name may be profitable unto all for their salvation. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

COMMUNION

Psalm 27:6

I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, who hast satisfied us with thy heavenly bounties: grant that we may be cleansed from all our secret faults, and delivered from all the crafts and assaults of our enemies. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.