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Monday after the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

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Proper 12

The Sunday closest to July 27

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 the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Joseph of Arimathea

Merciful God, whose servant Joseph of Arimathea with reverence and godly fear prepared the bodyof our Lord and Savior for burial and laid it in his own tomb: Grant to us, your faithful people, grace and courage to love and serve Jesus with sincere devotion all the days of our life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Psalms

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Miserere mei, DeusBCP p. 662

1Have mercy on me, O God, for my enemies are hounding me; *all day long they assault and oppress me.

2They hound me all the day long; *truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

3Whenever I am afraid, *I will put my trust in you.

4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *for what can flesh do to me?

5All day long they damage my cause; *their only thought is to do me evil.

6They band together; they lie in wait; *they spy upon my footsteps; because they seek my life.

7Shall they escape despite their wickedness? *O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.

8You have noted my lamentation; put my tears into your bottle; *are they not recorded in your book?

9Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; *this I know, for God is on my side.

10In God the Lord, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *for what can mortals do to me?

11I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; *I will present to you thank-offerings;

12For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, *that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

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Miserere mei, DeusBCP p. 663

1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, for I have taken refuge in you; *in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge until this time of trouble has gone by.

2I will call upon the Most High God, *the God who maintains my cause.

3He will send from heaven and save me; he will confound those who trample upon me; *God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.

4I lie in the midst of lions that devour the people; *their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongue a sharp sword.

5They have laid a net for my feet, and I am bowed low; *they have dug a pit before me, but have fallen into it themselves.

6Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.

7My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *I will sing and make melody.

8Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; *I myself will waken the dawn.

9I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *I will sing praise to you among the nations.

10For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

11Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.

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Si vere utiqueBCP p. 664

1Do you indeed decree righteousness, you rulers? *do you judge the peoples with equity?

2No; you devise evil in your hearts, *and your hands deal out violence in the land.

3The wicked are perverse from the womb; *liars go astray from their birth.

4They are as venomous as a serpent, *they are like the deaf adder which stops its ears,

5Which does not heed the voice of the charmer, *no matter how skillful his charming.

6O God, break their teeth in their mouths; *pull the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.

7Let them vanish like water that runs off; *let them wither like trodden grass.

8Let them be like the snail that melts away, *like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

9Before they bear fruit, let them be cut down like a brier; *like thorns and thistles let them be swept away.

10The righteous will be glad when they see the vengeance; *they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

11And they will say, “Surely, there is a reward for the righteous; *surely, there is a God who rules in the earth.”

Daily Office Readings

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Mark 6:14-29

14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” 15 But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” 17 For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. 18 For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, 20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. 21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and for the leaders of Galilee. 22 When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it.” 23 And he solemnly swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.” 24 She went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the baptizer.” 25 Immediately she rushed back to the king and requested, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

2 Samuel 2:1-11

1 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” The Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.” 2 So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3 David brought up the men who were with him, every one with his household; and they settled in the towns of Hebron. 4 Then the people of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When they told David, “It was the people of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,” 5 David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord, and buried him! 6 Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you! And I too will reward you because you have done this thing. 7 Therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.” 8 But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbaal son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ishbaal, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

Acts 15:36-16:5

36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Come, let us return and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. 38 But Paul decided not to take with them one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work. 39 The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. 40 But Paul chose Silas and set out, the believers commending him to the grace of the Lord. 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. 1 Paul went on also to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went from town to town, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.