Wednesday, August 7, 1996

Wednesday of the 10th week after Pentecost

Fasting: FastDoxologyJulian: July 25

Epistle

1 Corinthians 16.4-12

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4And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.Log in to add notes

5Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.Log in to add notes

6And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.Log in to add notes

7For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.Log in to add notes

8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.Log in to add notes

9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.Log in to add notes

10Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.Log in to add notes

11Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.Log in to add notes

12As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.Log in to add notes

Epistle — St Anna

Galatians 4.22-31

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22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.Log in to add notes

23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.Log in to add notes

24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.Log in to add notes

25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.Log in to add notes

26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.Log in to add notes

27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.Log in to add notes

28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.Log in to add notes

29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.Log in to add notes

30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.Log in to add notes

31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 21.28-32

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28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.Log in to add notes

29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.Log in to add notes

30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.Log in to add notes

31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.Log in to add notes

32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.Log in to add notes

Gospel — St Anna

Luke 8.16-21

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16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.Log in to add notes

17For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.Log in to add notes

18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.Log in to add notes

19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.Log in to add notes

20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.Log in to add notes

21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.Log in to add notes