Monday - Days of Lent -Week 3

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Daily Office Readings | Book of Common Prayer | last century publication

Days of Lent - Week 3

Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil. | Joel 2:13 | BCP p. 76

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Readings

Today | Sunday | 19 March 2017
Ps. 80; Ps. 77, [79]; Jer. 7:1–15; Rom. 4:1–12; John 7:14–36

Psalm 80 | Community asking for restoration - Background

Restore us; Your our God - you lead us since the beginning of your people; Restore us and we shall be saved; remember Your great work and saved us; why are we being punished; preserve the vine You have planted; give us life… we shall be saved.

Romand 4 |

Paul - Abraham as an ancestor; Abe was righteous; blessed are those that are forgiven; faith was given to Abe prior to any Jewish tradition; we all have been saved because of faith.

John 7 |

Jesus - Still at the Festival of Booths in Jerusalem - Jesus talk and people were surprised because of his lack of training; he speaks to reports about the Messiah - Predicts his leaving and coming back but they did not understand.  

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Prayers and Intercessions | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer.
Today | Collect of the Day | Third Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

For Mission

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

or traditional

music: video | choir

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.