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Friday after the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

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    The Collect of the Day

    Proper 9

    The Sunday closest to July 6

    O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    16

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    1Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *I have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my good above all other.”

    2All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *upon those who are noble among the people.

    3But those who run after other gods *shall have their troubles multiplied.

    4Their libations of blood I will not offer, *nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.

    5O Lord, you are my portion and my cup; *it is you who uphold my lot.

    6My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

    7I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; *my heart teaches me, night after night.

    8I have set the Lord always before me; *because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.

    9My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *my body also shall rest in hope.

    10For you will not abandon me to the grave, *nor let your holy one see the Pit.

    11You will show me the path of life; *in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

    17

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    1Hear my plea of innocence, O Lord; give heed to my cry; *listen to my prayer, which does not come from lying lips.

    2Let my vindication come forth from your presence; *let your eyes be fixed on justice.

    3Weigh my heart, summon me by night, *melt me down; you will find no impurity in me.

    4I give no offense with my mouth as others do; *I have heeded the words of your lips.

    5My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law; *in your paths my feet shall not stumble.

    6I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me; *incline your ear to me and hear my words.

    7Show me your marvelous loving-kindness, *O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them.

    8Keep me as the apple of your eye; *hide me under the shadow of your wings,

    9From the wicked who assault me, *from my deadly enemies who surround me.

    10They have closed their heart to pity, *and their mouth speaks proud things.

    11They press me hard, now they surround me, *watching how they may cast me to the ground,

    12Like a lion, greedy for its prey, *and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

    13Arise, O Lord; confront them and bring them down; *deliver me from the wicked by your sword.

    14Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand *from those whose portion in life is this world;

    15Whose bellies you fill with your treasure, *who are well supplied with children and leave their wealth to their little ones.

    16But at my vindication I shall see your face; *when I awake, I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.

    Daily Office Readings

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    Mark 1:1-13

    1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, ‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,    who will prepare your way; 3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:    “Prepare the way of the Lord,    make his paths straight” ’, 4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ 12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

    Acts 10:34-48

    34 Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. 37 That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” 44 While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, 47 “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” 48 So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.

    1 Samuel 17:17-30

    17 Jesse said to his son David, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers; 18 also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare, and bring some token from them.” 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 20 David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him. He came to the encampment as the army was going forth to the battle line, shouting the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army. 22 David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage, ran to the ranks, and went and greeted his brothers. 23 As he talked with them, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him. 24 All the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very much afraid. 25 The Israelites said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. The king will greatly enrich the man who kills him, and will give him his daughter and make his family free in Israel.” 26 David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?” 27 The people answered him in the same way, “So shall it be done for the man who kills him.” 28 His eldest brother Eliab heard him talking to the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David. He said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart; for you have come down just to see the battle.” 29 David said, “What have I done now? It was only a question.” 30 He turned away from him toward another and spoke in the same way; and the people answered him again as before.