THE 16TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

St. Moses, the Great Patriarch and Prophet, Invoking the Pillar of Fire and Cloud Over the Children of Israel in the Wilderness

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

INTROIT

Miserere mihi. Psalm 86

Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I will call daily upon Thee: for Thou, O Lord, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.

Psalm 86. Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am poor and in misery.

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.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I will call daily upon Thee: for Thou, O Lord, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.

COLLECTS

O ALMIGHTY LORD, we beseech Thee, let Thy continual pity cleanse and defend Thy Church: and, because it cannot continue in safety without Thy succour, preserve it evermore by Thy help and goodness. 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 ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast ordained and constituted in a wondrous order the ministries of Angels and men, mercifully grant that as thy holy angels ever serve thee in heaven, so, by thy command, they may succor and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

O GRACIOUS LORD, Who by Thy servant Jerome didst set forth the riches of Thy Word with burning zeal and faithful labour: Grant us so to study the Holy Scriptures, to meditate upon them, and to follow their teaching, that they may be a lantern unto our feet and a light unto our path, until we behold with unveiled face the brightness of Thy glory in the perfect day; 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 HEAVENLY GOD, Who didst inspire Thy servant Romanos with heavenly song, that by his hymns the mysteries of Thy Word might be proclaimed with beauty and gladness: Grant that we, rejoicing in his gift, may with pure voices and holy lives sing Thy praise upon earth, until we join the choirs of angels in the endless hymn of Thy glory in heaven; 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.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON

Numbers 9:15–23

And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.

And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.

And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.

And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON

Ephesians 3:13–21

I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Unto Him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

GRADUAL

Psalm 102

The heathen shall fear Thy Name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Thy majesty.

V. When the Lord shall build up Sion: and when His glory shall appear.

ALLELUIA

Psalm 98

Alleluia, alleluia.

V. O sing unto the Lord a new song: for He hath done marvellous things.

Alleluia.

THE HOLY GOSPEL

Saint Luke 7:11–17

And it came to pass the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and much people.

Now when He came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

And He came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited His people.

And this rumour of Him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

OFFERTORY

Psalm 40

Make haste, O Lord, to help me: let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seek after my soul, to destroy it: make haste, O Lord, to help me.

SECRET

Grant, O Lord, we pray Thee, that by the protection of Thy holy sacraments, we may ever be defended against all the assaults of the devil. 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.

COMMUNION

Psalm 71

O Lord, I will make mention of Thy righteousness only: Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now: forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grey-headed.

POSTCOMMUNION

We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the operation of Thy heavenly bounty may in such wise prevail upon us both in body and soul: that the desires of our hearts being done away; we may in all things be governed by the effectual working of the same. 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.