Daily Readings: November 14, 2024

Thursday after the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Consecration of Samuel Seabury, First American Bishop, 1784

Morning	Evening
Psalm 83	Psalm 85 Psalm 86
Joel 2:21-27 James 1:1-15 Luke 15:1-2,11-32

The Collect of the Day

Proper 27

The Sunday closest to November 9

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

We give you thanks, O Lord our God, for your goodness in bestowing upon this church thegift of the episcopate; and we pray that, joined together inunity with our bishops and nourished by yourholy sacraments, we may proclaim the Gospelof redemption with apostolic zeal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Psalms

85

Benedixisti, DomineBCP p. 708

¹You have been gracious to your land, O Lord, *you have restored the good fortune of Jacob.

²You have forgiven the iniquity of your people *and blotted out all their sins.

³You have withdrawn all your fury *and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation.

⁴Restore us then, O God our Savior; *let your anger depart from us.

⁵Will you be displeased with us for ever? *will you prolong your anger from age to age?

⁶Will you not give us life again, *that your people may rejoice in you?

⁷Show us your mercy, O Lord, *and grant us your salvation.

⁸I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, *for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him.

⁹Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him, *that his glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Mercy and truth have met together; *righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹Truth shall spring up from the earth, *and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹²The Lord will indeed grant prosperity, *and our land will yield its increase.

¹³Righteousness shall go before him, *and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.

86

Inclina, DomineBCP p. 709

¹Bow down your ear, O Lord, and answer me, *for I am poor and in misery.

²Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful; *save your servant who puts his trust in you.

³Be merciful to me, O Lord, for you are my God; *I call upon you all the day long.

⁴Gladden the soul of your servant, *for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

⁵For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, *and great is your love toward all who call upon you.

⁶Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer, *and attend to the voice of my supplications.

⁷In the time of my trouble I will call upon you, *for you will answer me.

⁸Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord, *nor anything like your works.

⁹All the nations you have made will come and worship you, O Lord, *and glorify your Name.

¹⁰For you are great; you do wondrous things; *and you alone are God.

¹¹Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; *knit my heart to you that I may fear your Name.

¹²I will thank you, O Lord my God, with all my heart, *and glorify your Name for evermore.

¹³For great is your love toward me; *you have delivered me from the nethermost Pit.

¹⁴The arrogant rise up against me, O God, and a band of violent men seeks my life; *they have not set you before their eyes.

¹⁵But you, O Lord, are gracious and full of compassion, *slow to anger, and full of kindness and truth.

¹⁶Turn to me and have mercy upon me; *give your strength to your servant; and save the child of your handmaid.

¹⁷Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed; *because you, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Daily Office Readings

¹Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. ²And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” ¹¹Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. ¹²The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. ¹³A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. ¹⁴When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. ¹⁶He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. ¹⁷But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! ¹⁸I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; ¹⁹I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”’ ²⁰So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. ²¹Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ²²But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ²³And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; ²⁴for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate. ²⁵“Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. ²⁷He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’ ²⁸Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. ²⁹But he answered his father, ‘Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. ³⁰But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ ³¹Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. ³²But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’”