The Seventh Sunday in Pentecost

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Highlights & Mini-Bible Study | Daily Office Readings

Book of Common Prayer

Days of Pentecost

Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also. | Isaiah 45:8, NRSV| Enriching Our Worship 1, p.18

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Readings

Today | 23 July 2017 | Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Ps. 63:1–8 (9–11) Ps. 98; Ps. 103; 1 Samuel 23:7–18; Rom. 11:33—12:2; Matt. 25:14–30

Psalm 63| Background
You are my God and I look for you always;

I look to heaven for You;

I will bless you as long as I live.

Romans 11 | Background

Do what is pleasing to God and do not forget who you are.

Matthew 25 | Background

Parable - talents according to their ability - 5 made 5, 2 made 2, 1 buried and did nothing. Reward to those that made good; the other was cast off.  A talent of gold is worth $1.25 million US.

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Prayers and Intercessions | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer.
Today | Pentecost 7 | Proper 11

Collect for the Day

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

For Mission

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer or traditional

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your Name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those

who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial,

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours,

now and forever. Amen.