Thursday - Days in Lent

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

Days of Lent

To the Lord, our God belongs mercy and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against him and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by following his laws which he set before us.  | Daniel 9:9, 10 |  BCP p. 76

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Readings

Today | Thursday | 2 March 2017

Ps. 37:1–18; Ps. 37:19–42; Deut. 7:6–11; Titus 1:1–16; John 1:29–34

Psalm 37 | Wisdom - Background

Don’t worry about evil doers for they will fade;

Commit your way to the Lord and it will come to pass;

Wait for the Lord;

Blessings will follow.

Titus 1 | Background

(Paul probably did not write this letter) Greetings to a loyal follower; he left Titus to found the church in Crete and list qualities of a bishop/pastor/leaders in the church;

To the pure all things are pure; Select the one who follows Jesus.

John 1 | Background

John the Baptist was will some of his followers; He pointed out Jesus and they followed him; Andrew tells Simon; Jesus renamed him Peter and Peter became a disciple.

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Prayers and Intercessions | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer.
Today | Collect of the Day | The last Sunday in Epiphany

O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; 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.

A Collect for the Renewal of Life

O God, the King eternal,

who divides the day from the night

and turns the shadow of death into the morning:

Drive far from us all wrong desires,

incline our hearts to keep your law,

and guide our feet into the way of peace;

that, having done your will with cheerfulness while it was day,

we may, when night comes,

rejoice to give you thanks;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.