THE 17TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (OCT. 12TH)

The Humble Man Called Up in the Midst of the Feast in an Ancient Icon

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

INTROIT

Justus es, Domine Ps. 119

RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord, and true is thy judgement: O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy. Ps 119 Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory be.

COLLECTS

LORD, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us: and make us continually to be given to all good works. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

O Almighty God, who didst send thy servant Saint Paulinus to preach the Gospel to the people of Northumbria, and by his labors and sufferings didst lay a foundation for thy Church in England: Grant, we beseech thee, that as he with steadfast courage spread abroad the light of thy truth, we, being grounded in the same faith, may show forth thy praise in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Almighty and Everlasting God, who didst enkindle the flame of holy love in the hearts of Thy blessed martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia: Grant unto us, Thy servants, the same faith and fortitude, that we, loving Thee above all things, may endure all trials with patience and joy, through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

O God, who hast taught us by the ministry of thy blessed Apostle Philip to serve both body and soul in thy Holy Church, grant us the grace to follow his example, that we may proclaim thy Gospel in word and deed, and serve one another in humility and love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON

Numbers 12:1–8

1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.

3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

5 And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.

6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

EPISTLE

Ephesians 4:1-6

1 I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

GRADUAL

Ps. 33. 

Blessed are the people, whose God is the Lord JEHOVAH: and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to him to be his inheritance. V. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 102 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my crying come unto thee. Alleluia.

GOSPEL

St Luke 14:1-11

1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

OFFERTORY

Daniel 9:17,19 

I, Daniel, prayed unto the Lord my God, and said: Hear, O Lord, the prayer of thy servant: cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary: and mercifully behold this thy people, which is called by thy Name, O God.

SECRET

CLEANSE us, O Lord, we pray thee, by the effectual working of this our sacrifice: and so accomplish in us the work of thy mercy, that we may be found worthy to be made partakers of the same. Through.

COMMUNION

Psalm 76

Promise unto the LORD your God, and keep it, all ye that are round about him: bring presents unto him that ought to be feared: he shall refrain the spirit of princes: and is wonderful among the kings of the earth.

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.]