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St. James the Apostle

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    Saint James

    July 25

    O gracious God, we remember before you today your servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that you will pour out upon the leaders of your Church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among your people; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    O Gracious God, we remember before you today your servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that you will pour out upon the leaders of your church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among your people; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Psalms

    34

    Benedicam DominumBCP p. 627

    1I will bless the Lord at all times; *his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

    2I will glory in the Lord; *let the humble hear and rejoice.

    3Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; *let us exalt his Name together.

    4I sought the Lord, and he answered me *and delivered me out of all my terror.

    5Look upon him and be radiant, *and let not your faces be ashamed.

    6I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me *and saved me from all my troubles.

    7The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, *and he will deliver them.

    8Taste and see that the Lord is good; *happy are they who trust in him!

    9Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, *for those who fear him lack nothing.

    10The young lions lack and suffer hunger, *but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.

    11Come, children, and listen to me; *I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

    12Who among you loves life *and desires long life to enjoy prosperity?

    13Keep your tongue from evil-speaking *and your lips from lying words.

    14Turn from evil and do good; *seek peace and pursue it.

    15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, *and his ears are open to their cry.

    16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, *to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

    17The righteous cry, and the Lord hears them *and delivers them from all their troubles.

    18The Lord is near to the brokenhearted *and will save those whose spirits are crushed.

    19Many are the troubles of the righteous, *but the Lord will deliver him out of them all.

    20He will keep safe all his bones; *not one of them shall be broken.

    21Evil shall slay the wicked, *and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

    22The Lord ransoms the life of his servants, *and none will be punished who trust in him.

    Daily Office Readings

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    Jeremiah 16:14-21

    14 Therefore, the days are surely coming, says the Lord, when it shall no longer be said, “As the Lord lives who brought the people of Israel up out of the land of Egypt,” 15 but “As the Lord lives who brought the people of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the lands where he had driven them.” For I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their ancestors. 16 I am now sending for many fishermen, says the Lord, and they shall catch them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. 17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my presence, nor is their iniquity concealed from my sight. 18 And I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations. 19 O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: Our ancestors have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit. 20 Can mortals make for themselves gods? Such are no gods! 21 “Therefore I am surely going to teach them, this time I am going to teach them my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the Lord.”

    Mark 1:14-20

    14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15 and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’ 16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’ 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20 Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.