Saturday, August 7, 2010

Saturday of the 11th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastDoxologyJulian: July 25

Epistle

1 Corinthians 1.3-9

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3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes

4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;Log in to add notes

5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;Log in to add notes

6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:Log in to add notes

7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:Log in to add notes

8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Log in to add notes

9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.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 19.3-12

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3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?Log in to add notes

4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,Log in to add notes

5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?Log in to add notes

6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.Log in to add notes

7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?Log in to add notes

8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.Log in to add notes

9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Log in to add notes

10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.Log in to add notes

11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.Log in to add notes

12For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.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