Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. give his life a ransom for many. that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in Almighty and everlasting God, my temptations. And I appoint who didst give to thine Apos- unto you a kingdom, as my Fatle Bartholomew grace truly to ther hath appointed unto me; that believe and to preach thy word; ye may eat and drink at my table grant, we beseech thee, unto thy in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, Church, to love that word which judging the twelve tribes of Israel. be believed; and both to preach and receive the same, through Saint Matthew the Apostle. The Collect. Almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew were many signs and wonders from the receipt of custom, to be wrought among the people, (and an Apostle and Evangelist; grant they were all with one accord in us grace to forsake all covetous Solomon's porch. And of the rest desires, and inordinate love of durst no man join himself to them; riches; and to follow the same thy but the people magnified them. Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and And believers were the more add-reigneth with thee and the Holy ed to the Lord, multitudes both Ghost, one God, world without of men and women) insomuch that end. Amen. they brought forth the sick into The Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1. the streets, and laid them on beds THEREFORE, seeing we have and couches, that at least the sha- this ministry, as we have redow of Peter passing by might ceived mercy, we faint not; but overshadow some of them. There have renounced the hidden things came also a multitude out of the of dishonesty, not walking in craf cities roundabout unto Jerusalem, tiness, nor handling the Word of bringing sick folks, and them which God deceitfully, but by manifesta were vexed with unclean spirits ;tion of the truth, commending ourand they were healed every one. selves to every man's conscience The Gospel. St. Luke, xvii. 24. in the sight of God. But if our AND there was also a strife gosple be hid, it is hid to them among them, which of them that are lost: In whom the god of should be accounted the greatest. this world hath blinded the minds And he said unto them. The kings of them which believe not, lest the of the Gentiles exercise lordship light of the glorious Gospel of over them and they that exer-Christ, who is the image of God, cise authority upon them are call- should shine unto them. For wo ed benefactors. But ye shall not preach not ourselves, but Christ be so: but he that is greatest among Jesus the Lord; and ourselves you, let him be as the younger your servants for Jesus' sake. For and be that is chief, as he that God,who commanded the light to doth serve. For whether is great-shine out of darkness, hath shined er, he that sitteth at meat, or he in our hearts, to give the light the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 9. cast out with him. And I heard a AN ND as Jesus passed forth from loud voice saying in heaven, Now thence, he saw a man named is come salvation and strength, and Matthew, sitting at the receipt of the kingdom of our God, and the custom and he saith unto him, power of his Christ: for the acFollow me. And he arose, and cuser of our brethren is cast down, followed him. And it came to which accused them before our pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the God day and night. And they house,behold many publicans and overcame him by the blood of the sinners came and sat down with Lamb, and by the word of their him and his disciples. And when testimony; and they loved not the Pharisees saw it, they said their lives unto the death. Thereunto his disciples, Why eateth fore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye your Master with publicans and that dwell in them. Woe to the sinners? But when Jesus heard inhabitants of the earth and of the that, he said unto them, They sea: for the devil is come down that be whole, need not a physi-Junto you, having great wrath, becian, but they that are sick. But cause he knoweth that he hath go ye and learn what that mean- but a short time. eth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Saint Michael and all Angels. The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 1. AT the same time came the dis ciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the The Collect. midst of them, and said, Verily Everlasting God, who hast I say unto you, Except ye be conordained and constituted the verted, and become as little chilservices of Angels and men indren, ye shall not enter into the a wonderful order; mercifully kingdom of heaven. Whosoever grant, that as thy holy Angels al-therefore shall humble himself as ways do the service in heaven; this little child,the same is greatest so, by thy appointment, they may in the kingdom of heaven. And succour and defend us on earth, whoso shall receive one such little through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. child in my name, receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these For the Epistle. Rev. xii. 7. little ones which believe in me, it THERE was war in heaven were better for him that a millMichael and his Angels fought stone were hanged about his neck, against the dragon; and the dra-and that he were drowned in the gon fought and his angels, and depth of the sea. Woe unto the prevailed not; neither was their world because of offences! for it place found any more in heaven must needs be that offences come; And the great dragon was cast but woe to that man by whom the out that old serpent, called the offence cometh. Werefore,if thy Devil and satan, which deceiveth hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from Thessalonica; Crescens to Galathee: it is better for thee to enter tia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only into life halt or maimed, rather Luke is with me. Take Mark than having two hands or two and bring him with thee: for he feet, to be cast into everlasting is profitable to me for the minisfre. And if thine eye offend thee, try. And Tychicus have I sent pluck it out, and cast it from thee: to Ephesus. The cloak that I it is better for thee to enter into left at Troas with Carpus, when life with one eye, rather than thou comest, bring with thee, and having two eyes, to be cast into the books, but especially the hell fire. Take heed that you des-parchments. Alexander the cop pise not one of these little ones: persmith did me much evil: the for I say unto you, That in hea-Lord reward him according to ven their angels do always behold his works. Of whom be thou the face of my Father which is in ware also, for he hath greatly heaven. withstood our words. Saint Luke the Evangelist. The Collect. The Gospel. St. Luke, x. 1. THE Lord appointed other se venty also, and sent them two ALMIGHTY God, who calledst and two before his face into every Luke the Physician, whose city and place, whither he himpraise is in the Gospel, to be an self would come. Therefore said Evangelist and Physician of the he unto them, The harvest truly soul; may it please thee, that by is great, but the labourers are the wholesome medicines of the few: pray ye therefore the Lord doctrine delivered by him, all the of the harvest, that he would send diseases of our souls may be heal-forth labourers into his harvest. ed, through the merits of thy Son Go your ways; behold, I send Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. you forth as lambs among wolves. The Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. 5. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, WATCH thou in all things, en- nor shoes; and salute no man by dure afflictions, do the work the way. And into whatsoever fof an Evangelist, make full proof house ye enter, first say, Peace of thy ministry. For I am now be to this house. And if the son ready to be offered, and the time of peace be there, your peace of my departure is at hand. I shall rest upon it: if not, it shall have fought a good fight, I have turn to you again. And in the finished my course, I have kept same house remain, eating and the faith. Henceforth there is laid drinking such things as they give up for me a crown of righteous-for the labourer is worthy of his ness, which the Lord the righteous hire. Judge shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: For Demas hath for!saken me, having loved this pre Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Almighty God, who hast built sent world, and is departed unto tion of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the and speak evil of dignities. head corner-stone; grant us so to The Gospel. St. John, xv. 17. be joined together in unity of spi-THESE things I command you, rit by their doctrine, that we may that ye love one another. If be made an holy temple accept- the world hate you, ye know that able unto thee, through Jesus it hated me before it hated you. Christ our Lord. Amen. If ye were of the world, the world The Epistle. St. Jude, i. would love his own: but because JUDE, the servant of Jesus ye are not of the world, but I have Christ, and brother of James, chosen you out of the world, thereto them that are sanctified by God fore the world hateth you. Rethe Father, and preserved in Jesus member the word that I said unto Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, The servant is not greater you, and peace and love be multi-than his lord; if they have perseplied. Beloved, when I gave all cuted me, they will also persediligence to write unto you of the cute you; if they have kept my common salvation, it was needful saying, they will keep yours also. for me to write unto you, and ex-But all these things will they do hort you, that ye should earnestly unto you for my name's sake, becontend for the faith which was cause they know not him that sent once delivered unto the saints. me. If I had not come and spoken For there are certain men crept unto them, they had not had sin: in unawares, who were before of but now they have no cloak for old ordained to this condemna-their sin. He that hateth me, hattion; ungodly men, turning the eth my Father also. If I had not grace of our God into lascivious-done among them the works Hess, and denying the only Lord which none other man did, they God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. had not had sin: but now they I will therefore put you in remem- have both seen and hated both me brance,though ye once knew this, and my Father. But this cometh how that the Lord having saved to pass, that the word might be the people out of the land of fulfilled that is written in their law, Egypt, afterward destroyed them They hated me without a cause. that believed not. And the angels But when the Comforter is come, which kept not their first estate, whom I will send unto you from but left their own habitation, the Father, even the Spirit of he hath reserved in everlasting truth, which proceedeth from the chains under darkness, unto the Father, he shall testify of me. judgment of the great day. Even And ye also shall bear witness, as Sodom and Gomorrah, and because ye have been with me the cities about them, in like from the beginning. manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for All Saints' Day. The Collect. an example, suffering the ven- O Almighty God, who hast knit geance of eternal Gre. Likewise together thine elect in one also these filthy dreamers de-communion and fellowship, in e the flesh, despise dominion, the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; grant us grace After this I beheld, and lo, a so to follow thy blessed saints in great multitude, which no man all virtuous and godly living, that could number, of all nations, and we may come to those unspeaka-kindreds, and people, and tongues, ble joys, which thou hast prepar-stood before the throne, and be ed for those who unfeignedly fore the Lamb, clothed with love thee, through Jesus Christ white robes, and palms in their our Lord. Amen. hands; and cried with a loud For the Epistle. Rev. vii. 2. voice, saying, Salvation to our AND I saw another angel as- God, which sitteth upon the cending from the east, hav-throne, and unto the Lamb. And ing the seal of the living God; all the angels stood round about and he cried with a loud voice to the throne, and about the elders, the four angels, to whom it was and the four beasts, and fell begiven to hurt the earth and the fore the throne on their faces, and sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, worshipped God, saying, Amen: neither the sea, nor the trees, till Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, we have sealed the servants of and thanksgiving, and honour, our God in their foreheads. And and power, and might, be unto I heard the number of them our God for ever and ever. Amen. which were sealed; and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. The Gospel St. Matt. v. 1. JESUS seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain : and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, say. ing, Blessed are the poor in spi rit: for theirs is the kingdom of Of the tribe of Gad were sealed heaven. Blessed are they that twelve thousand. mourn: for they shall be com Of the tribe of Aser were seal-forted. Blessed are the meek : for ed twelve thousand. they shall inherit the earth. Blesse Of the tribe of Nepthalim were ed are they which do hunger and sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were ed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph sealed twelve thousand. thirst after righteousness: for they were shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain were mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. seal- Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righte were were sness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are were ye, when men sball revile you, and persecute you, and shall say Of the tribe of Benjamin were all manner of evil against you sealed twelve thousand. falsely for my sake. Rejoice and |