THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (NOV. 15TH)

Christ Heals Jairus’ Daughter

The Ancient Divine Liturgy of St. James in the Use of the Archeparchate of Hong Kong and East Asia

Introit · Dicit Dominus (Jeremiah 29 and Psalm 85)

Thus saith the Lord: I know the thoughts that I think toward you, thoughts of peace and not of evil: ye shall call upon me and I will hearken unto you: and will turn away your captivity from all the nations.

℣. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

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.

Thus saith the Lord: I know the thoughts that I think toward you, thoughts of peace and not of evil: ye shall call upon me and I will hearken unto you: and will turn away your captivity from all the nations.

Collect of the Day

O Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences: that through thy bountiful goodness, we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Savior, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

10 November · St. Leo the Great, Bishop and Doctor

O Almighty and Everlasting God, who didst strengthen thy servant Leo to defend the faith and to uphold the truth of thy holy Incarnation: Grant that thy Church, steadfast in the confession of this mystery, may ever rejoice in the unity of thy Son, who was made man for our salvation; that we, following his holy example, may withstand the wiles of heresy and ever hold fast to the Apostolic Faith; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

11 November · St. Martin of Tours, Bishop and Confessor

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that the devout observance of this festival of thy blessed Martin, thy Confessor and Bishop, may be profitable unto us for our advancement in all godliness and holiness and for the attainment of everlasting salvation; and may St. Martin pray for us before thy throne in heaven, so that we might be given grace to follow his example of love and obedience to thee. 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. 

12 November · St. Livinus of Ghent, Bishop and Martyr

Almighty God, who gavest St. Livinus the grace to live in thy holiness and to die in suffering for the Name of Christ; come, in thy divine mercy, we pray, to the help of our own weakness; that, as thy Saint did not hesitate to die for thy sake, we, too, may live bravely in confessing thee. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord, who livest and reignest with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

13 November · St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop and Confessor

Almighty God, who didst give thy servant John Chrysostom grace to preach thy Word with eloquence and to bear exile and reproach for thy Name’s sake: Grant unto the bishops and pastors of thy Church boldness in proclaiming thy righteousness and faithfulness in tending thy flock, that shepherds and people together may partake of the glory which shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 

13 November · Sts. Patriarch Mar Markos Yahballaha III and Mar Rabban Bar Sauma of China

Almighty God, who didst give grace unto thy servants, Patriarch Markos (Yahballaha) and Monk Bar Sauma, to serve thy Church in the East and West, enlightening the world to thy work in China, the faithfulness of the Church under Islamic domination and the power of thy Gospel to the kings of the Medieval West; Grant that, by the power of their examples and saintly intercessions, we may strive to be like them, bold in the face of persecution and joyful in the call of service; so that with thy saints we might praise thee forever and ever. 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. 

14 November · St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop and Doctor

Almighty God, who hast made St. Gregory Palamas to be a light and pillar of Orthodoxy; help us to be as he was, illumined by the light of thy uncreated glory, bold to resist the heresy of scholasticism and able to return the Western Church to the fullness of Apostolic Faith through our brilliant reflection of thy saving grace; and may St. Gregory intercede for us in Heaven, so that we may partake in thy Divine Nature and finish the course that is set before us. 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 HOLY LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Lesson · 2 Kings 23:1–3

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

Second Lesson · Revelation 21:1–5

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Epistle · Colossians 1:3–12

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.

Gradual · Psalm 44

It is thou, O Lord, that savest us from our enemies: and puttest them to confusion that hate us.

℣. We make our boast of God all day long and will praise thy Name for ever.

Alleluia · Psalm 130

Alleluia, alleluia.

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

Alleluia.

Holy Gospel · St. Matthew 9:18–26

While Jesus spake these things unto John’s disciples, behold, there came a certain ruler and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live. And Jesus arose and followed him and so did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in and took her by the hand and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

THE HOLY LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST 

Offertory · Psalm 130

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

Secret

We offer unto thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise to the increasing of our faithfulness in thy service: and we humbly beseech thee, that although we be unworthy of the gifts that thou bestowest, yet thou wouldest of thy mercy accomplish in us the effectual working of the same. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Communion · St. Mark 11:24

Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them.

Postcommunion

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God: that we, whom thou hast made partakers of heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended from all earthly perils. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

三一主日後第二十四主日（十一月十五日）

香港及東亞大主教區所用之古傳聖雅各伯神聖禮儀

進堂詠 · Dicit Dominus（耶利米書第二十九章及詩篇第八十五篇）

上主如此說：「我知道我向你們所懷的意念，是賜平安的意念，並非降災禍的意念。你們要呼求我，我必垂聽你們，並使你們從列國被擄之地歸回。」

℣. 上主啊，祢已向祢的地施恩，救回被擄的雅各。

但願榮耀歸於父、子、聖靈。始初如此，現今如此，後亦如此，永無窮盡。阿們。

上主如此說：「我知道我向你們所懷的意念，是賜平安的意念，並非降災禍的意念。你們要呼求我，我必垂聽你們，並使你們從列國被擄之地歸回。」

本日祝文

上主啊，懇求祢赦免祢子民的過犯，俾我眾因祢豐厚的恩慈，得脫因自身軟弱所犯諸罪的捆綁。天父啊，求祢為我主、我可頌之救主耶穌基督的緣故，俯允所求。彼與祢及聖靈同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

十一月十日 · 聖良大主教，主教暨教會師傅

全能永生的上帝啊，祢曾堅固祢的僕人良，使之捍衛信仰，維護祢道成肉身的神聖真理。求祢賜恩，使祢的教會堅守所承認的奧祕，常因祢聖子為救我眾而成為人、神人二性合於一位而歡欣。又使我眾效法聖良的嘉範，得以抵擋異端的詭計，永守使徒所傳的信仰。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。彼與祢及聖靈同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

十一月十一日 · 圖爾聖馬丁，主教暨宣信者

全能的上帝啊，懇求祢使我眾虔敬奉守祢福僕、宣信者暨主教聖馬丁之慶辰，得以在諸般敬虔聖潔之中日益長進，終獲永遠的救恩。又願聖馬丁在天上祢寶座前為我眾代禱，使我眾蒙恩，效法他愛祢順祢的嘉範。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。彼與祢在聖靈內同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

十一月十二日 · 根特聖利維努斯，主教暨殉道者

全能的上帝啊，祢曾賜恩予聖利維努斯，使他在祢的聖潔中度日，為基督之名受苦而死。懇求祢以神聖的憐憫，俯臨扶助我眾的軟弱。祢的聖者既為祢捨命而無所遲疑，亦求使我眾勇於宣認祢，並以此度日。此賴祢聖子我主耶穌基督而求。彼與祢在聖靈內同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

十一月十三日 · 聖金口約翰，大主教暨宣信者

全能的上帝啊，祢曾賜恩予祢的僕人金口約翰，使他以雄辯宣講祢的聖道，並為祢聖名忍受放逐與凌辱。求祢賜祢教會的主教與牧者勇毅，使其宣揚祢的公義，又賜其忠信，使其牧養祢的群羊，俾牧者與會眾同得有分於將要顯現的榮耀。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。彼與祢及聖靈同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

十一月十三日 · 中華聖者瑪爾馬可・雅巴拉哈三世宗主教暨瑪爾拉班・掃馬

全能的上帝啊，祢曾賜恩予祢的僕人馬可（雅巴拉哈）宗主教與掃馬修士，使他們在東西方事奉祢的教會，昭示世人祢在中華的作為、教會在伊斯蘭政權治下所持的忠貞，以及祢福音向中世西方諸王所顯的大能。求祢使我眾藉他們嘉範的感化與聖者代禱之力，竭力效法他們，臨迫害而勇毅，蒙召事奉而歡欣，俾我眾得偕祢諸聖讚美祢，直到永永遠遠。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。彼與祢在聖靈內同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

十一月十四日 · 聖額我略・帕拉瑪斯，大主教暨教會師傅

全能的上帝啊，祢立聖額我略・帕拉瑪斯為正教之明燈與柱石。求祢助我眾效法他，蒙祢非受造之榮光照耀，勇於抵拒經院哲學之異端，並使我眾彰顯祢救恩的光輝，得引西方教會復歸使徒信仰的圓滿。又願聖額我略在天上為我眾代禱，使我眾得與祢的神性有分，跑盡那擺在前頭的路程。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。彼與祢在聖靈內同生同王，永為一上帝，世世無盡。阿們。

聖道禮儀

第一課 · 列王紀下二十三章一至三節

王差遣人招聚猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老到他那裏。王上到上主的殿，猶大眾人和耶路撒冷的居民，並祭司、先知，以及所有的百姓，無論大小，都與他同去。王就把上主殿裏所得的約書上的一切話，念給他們聽。王站在柱旁，在上主面前立約，要跟從上主，盡心盡性地遵守祂的誡命、法度、律例，成就這書上所記的約言。眾民都承立這約。

第二課 · 啟示錄二十一章一至五節

我又看見一個新天新地，因為先前的天地已經過去了，海也不再有了。我約翰又看見聖城新耶路撒冷由上帝那裏從天而降，預備好了，就如新婦妝飾整齊，等候丈夫。我聽見有大聲音從天上出來，說：「看哪，上帝的帳幕在人間。祂要與他們同住，他們要作祂的子民，上帝要親自與他們同在，作他們的上帝。上帝要擦去他們一切的眼淚，不再有死亡，也不再有悲哀、哭號、疼痛，因為以前的事都過去了。」坐寶座的說：「看哪，我將一切都更新了！」又對我說：「你要寫上，因這些話是真實可信的。」

書信 · 歌羅西書一章三至十二節

我們感謝上帝，就是我主耶穌基督的父，常常為你們禱告，因聽見你們在基督耶穌裏的信心，並向眾聖徒的愛心，都是因那給你們存在天上的盼望。這盼望就是你們從前在福音真理的道上所聽見的。這福音傳到你們那裏，也傳到普天之下，並且結果，如同在你們中間，自從你們聽見福音、真知道上帝恩惠的日子一樣。正如你們從我們親愛、一同作僕人的以巴弗所學的，他為你們作了基督忠心的執事，也把你們在聖靈裏的愛心告訴了我們。因此，我們自從聽見的日子，也就為你們不住地禱告祈求，願你們在一切屬靈的智慧悟性上，滿心知道上帝的旨意，好叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙祂喜悅，在一切善事上結果子，漸漸地多知道上帝，照祂榮耀的權能，得以在各樣的力上加力，好叫你們凡事歡歡喜喜地忍耐寬容，又感謝父，使我們能與眾聖徒在光明中同得基業。

陞階詠 · 詩篇第四十四篇

上主啊，是祢救我們脫離仇敵，使恨我們的人蒙羞。

℣. 我們終日以上帝誇耀，並要永遠稱謝祢的名。

哈利路亞 · 詩篇第一百三十篇

哈利路亞，哈利路亞。

℣. 上主啊，我從深處求告祢。主啊，求祢聽我的聲音。

哈利路亞。

聖福音 · 聖馬太福音九章十八至二十六節

耶穌正向約翰的門徒說這些話的時候，忽然有一個管會堂的來拜祂，說：「我女兒剛纔死了，求祢去按手在她身上，她就必活了。」耶穌便起來跟著他去，門徒也跟了去。忽有一個女人，患了十二年的血漏，來到耶穌背後，摸祂的衣裳繸子，因為她心裏說：「我只摸祂的衣裳，就必痊癒。」耶穌轉過來，看見她，就說：「女兒，放心！你的信救了你。」從那時候，女人就痊癒了。耶穌到了管會堂的家裏，看見有吹手，又有許多人亂嚷，就對他們說：「退去吧！這閨女不是死了，是睡著了。」他們就嗤笑祂。眾人既被攆出，耶穌就進去，拉著閨女的手，閨女便起來了。於是這風聲傳遍了那地方。

聖餐禮儀

奉獻詠 · 詩篇第一百三十篇

上主啊，我從深處求告祢。主啊，求祢聽我的聲音。上主啊，我從深處求告祢。

默禱祝文

上主啊，我眾獻此頌讚之祭於祢，求使我眾事奉祢益加忠信。懇求祢，雖我眾不配領受祢所賜的恩惠，仍望祢施憐憫，使此等恩惠在我眾身上成就其功效。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。阿們。

領聖餐詠 · 聖馬可福音十一章二十四節

所以我告訴你們，凡你們禱告祈求的，無論是甚麼，只要信是得著的，就必得著。

領聖餐後祝文

上主我眾的上帝啊，祢既使我眾得享天上之喜樂，懇求祢護佑我眾，免遭世間一切危難。此賴我主耶穌基督而求。阿們。