THE 22ND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (NOV. 23RD)

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

✠ THE PREPARATION ✠

THE INTROIT — Si iniquitates

Antiphon. If thou, O Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee, O God of Israel.

Psalm. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice.

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.

✠ THE COLLECTS ✠

O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY AND EVERLASTING GOD, who didst raise up Thy servant Proclus to defend the true faith and unite Thy Church in peace and concord: Grant that we, following his example and steadfastness, may ever hold fast to the sound doctrine of Thy Incarnation and labor for the unity of Thy Holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY GOD, Lord of inexpressible mercy, Who gloriously enabled the most blessed king Edmund to overcome the enemy by dying for Thy name, grant, in Thy mercy, to us Thy servants that by his intercession we may overcome and extinguish the temptations of our spiritual enemies; 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 GRACIOUS LORD, as we venerate the glorious memory of the most holy and blessed Virgin Mary’s Presentation in the Temple, Grant, we pray, O Lord, through her intercession, that we, too, may receive from Thee the fullness of Thy grace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who livest and reignest with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

✠ THE LITURGY OF THE WORD ✠

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON — Numbers 32:1–15

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle: wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them? Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land. For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.

And the Lord’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.

And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed. And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

THE FIRST NEW TESTAMENT LESSON — Colossians 3:1–17

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: for which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: in the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

✠ THE EPISTLE — Philippians 1:3–11 ✠

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the Gospel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the Gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

✠ THE GRADUAL ✠

Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity.

V. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard, even unto Aaron’s beard.

Alleluia, alleluia.

V. Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the Lord: He is their helper and defender.

Alleluia.

✠ THE HOLY GOSPEL — St. Matthew 18:21–35 ✠

Then came Peter to Jesus, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king who would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents; but forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hundred pence; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not, but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt.

So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, saith unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt because thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee?

And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

✠ THE LITURGY OF THE FAITHFUL ✠

THE OFFERTORY — Esther 14

Remember me, O Lord, King of all power; and give me eloquent speech in my mouth, that my words may be pleasing in thy sight.

THE SECRET

O LORD, who hast ordained this sacrifice to be the propitiation for our sins, and the means whereby of thy loving-kindness we are restored unto salvation: mercifully grant that these our oblations may be acceptable in thy sight. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE COMMUNION — Psalm 17

I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.

THE POSTCOMMUNION

O LORD, who hast vouchsafed to bestow upon us the sustenance of everlasting life: we humbly beseech thee that those things which we have received with our outward lips, we may ever inwardly seek in purity of heart. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.