O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ\u2019s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zechariah 9.9\u201312<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9<\/sup> Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! 11<\/sup> As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, Matthew 11.16\u201319,25\u201330<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16<\/sup> \u2018But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to one another, 25<\/sup> At that time Jesus said, \u2018I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26<\/sup>yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.27<\/sup>All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28<\/sup> \u2018Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29<\/sup>Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30<\/sup>For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2020-07-05<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 5th July – 4th Sunday after Trinity Collect O God, the protector of all who trust in you,without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:increase and multiply upon us your mercy;that with you as our ruler and guidewe may so pass through things temporalthat we lose not our hold on things eternal;grant this, heavenly … <\/p>\n
Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
Lo, your king comes to you;
triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10<\/sup> He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the warhorse from Jerusalem;
and the battle-bow shall be cut off,
and he shall command peace to the nations;
his dominion shall be from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12<\/sup> Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
17<\/sup> \u201cWe played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we wailed, and you did not mourn.\u201d
18<\/sup>For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, \u201cHe has a demon\u201d; 19<\/sup>the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, \u201cLook, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!\u201d Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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