saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. Saint James the Apostle. GRANT, O merciful God, that And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals: and so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street, and forthwith the angel departed And there stood up one of them from him. And when Peter was named Agabus, and signified by come to himself, he said, Now I the Spirit, that there should be know of a surety that the Lord great dearth throughout all the hath sent his angel, and hath deli-world: which came to pass in the vered me out of the hand of Her-days of Claudius Cæsar. Then the od, and from all the expectation disciples, every man according of the people of the Jews. to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. Which also they The Gospel. St. Matt. xvi. 13. WHEN Jesus came into the W of Cæsarea Philippi, sent it vex certain of the Church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he pro ceeded further to take Peter also. The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 20. THEN came to him the mo be asked his disciples, saying, the hands of Barnabas and Saul Whom do men say that I, the Son Now about that time, Herod the of man, am? And they said, Some king stretched forth his hands to say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, ther of Zebedee's children, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: with her sons, worshipping him, for flesh and blood hath not re- and desiring a certain thing of him. vealed it unto thee, but my Fath- And he said unto her, What wilt er which is in heaven. And I say thou? She saith unto him, Grant also unto thee, that thou art Pe- that these my two sons may sit, ter, and upon this rock I will build the one on thy right hand, and my Church: and the gates of hell the other on the left, in thy kingshall not prevail against it. And dom. But Jesus answered and I will give unto thee the keys of said, Ye know not what ye ask. the kingdom of heaven: and Are ye able to drink of the cup whatsoever thou shalt bind on that I shall drink of, and to be earth, shall be bound in heaven; baptized with the baptism that I and whatsoever thou shalt loose am baptized with? They say unto on earth, shall be loosed in him, We are able. And he saith heaven. unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with bringing sick folks, and them the baptism that I am baptized which were vexed with unclean with; but to sit on my right hand, spirits; and they were healed and on my left, is not mine to every one. give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my The Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 24. AND there was also a strife Father. And when the ten among them, which of them it, they were moved with indig- should be accounted the greatest. nation against the two brethren. And he said unto them, The kings But Jesus called them unto him, of the Gentiles exercise lordship and said, Ye know that the over them; and they that exerprinces of the Gentiles exercise cise authority upon them are dominion over them, and they called benefactors. But ye shall that are great exercise authority not be so: but he that is greatest upon them. But it shall not be among you, let him be as the so among you: but whosoever younger; and he that is chief, as will be great among you, let him he that doth serve. For whether be your minister; and whosoever is greater, he that sitteth at meat, will be chief among you, let him or he that serveth? is not he that be your servant: Even as the Son sitteth at meat? but I am among of man came not to be minister-you as he that serveth. Ye are ed unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy word; grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that word which he believed; and both to preach and receive the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Acts v. 12. the hands of the Apostles they which have continued with Saint Matthew the Apostle. ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom, to be an Apostle and Evangelist; grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires, and inordi ders wrought among the people, the same thy Son Jesus Christ, (and they were all with one ac- who liveth and reigneth with cord in Solomon's porch. And thee and the Holy Ghost, one of the rest durst no man join him- God, world without end. Amen. self to them; but the people mag- The Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1. nified them. And believers were THER HEREFORE, seeing we have the more added to the Lord, this ministry, as we have remultitudes both of men and wo-ceived mercy, we faint not; but men) insomuch that they brought have renounced the hidden things forth the sick into the streets, and of dishonesty, not walking in craflaid them on beds and couches, tiness, nor handling the Word that at least the shadow of Pe of God deceitfully, but by maniter passing by might oversha-festation of the truth, commenddow some of them. There came ing ourselves to every man's conalso a multitude out of the cities science in the sight of God. But round about unto Jerusalem. if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the fought against the dragon; and God of this world hath blinded the dragon fought and his angels, the minds of them which believe and prevailed not; neither was not, lest the light of the glorious their place found any more in Gospel of Christ, who is the im- heaven. And the great dragon age of God, should shine unto was cast out, that old serpent, them. For we preach not our- called the devil and satan, which selves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; deceiveth the whole world; he and ourselves your servants for was cast out into the earth, and Jesus' sake. For God, who com- his angels were cast out with manded the light to shine out of him. And I heard a loud voice darkness, hath shined in our saying in heaven, Now is come hearts, to give the light of the salvation and strength, and the knowledge of the glory of God, kingdom of our God, and the in the face of Jesus Christ. power of his Christ: for the acThe Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 9. cuser of our brethren is cast ND as Jesus passed forth from down, which accused them bethence, he saw a man named fore our God day and night. And Matthew sitting at the receipt of they overcame him by the blood custom: and he saith unto him, of the Lamb, and by the word of Follow me. And he arose, and their testimony; and they loved followed him. And it came to not their lives unto the death. pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, house, behold many publicans and ye that dwell in them. Woe and sinners came and sat down to the inhabitants of the earth with him and his disciples. And and of the sea: for the devil is when the Pharisees saw it, they come down unto you, having said unto his disciples, Why eat-great wrath, because he knoweth eth your Master with publicans that he hath but a short time. and sinners? But when Jesus The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 1. heard that, he said unto them, AT the same time came the They that be whole, need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Saint Michael and all Angels. disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little greatest in ted the services of Angels and kingdom of heaven. And whoso men in a wonderful order; mer-shall receive one such little child cifully grant, that as thy holy in my name, receiveth me. But Angels always do thee service in whoso shall offend one of these heaven; so, by thy appointment, little ones which believe in me, they may succour and defend us it were better for him that a mill on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Rev. xii. 7. THERE was war in heaven; Michael and his Angels stone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of of fences! for it must needs be that offences come: but woe to that Take Mark and bring him with man by whom the offence com- thee: for he is profitable to me eth. Wherefore, if thy hand or for the ministry. And Tychicus thy foot offend thee, cut them have I sent to Ephesus. The off, and cast them from thee: it cloak that I left at Troas with is better for thee to enter into life Carpus, when thou comest, bring halt or maimed, rather than hay-with thee, and the books, but es ing two hands or two feet, to be pecially the parchments. Alexcast into everlasting fire. And if ander the coppersmith did me thine eye offend thee, pluck it much evil: the Lord reward him out, and cast it from thee: it is according to his works. Of whom better for thee to enter into life be thou ware also, for he hath with one eye, rather than having greatly withstood our words. two eyes, to be cast into hell firé. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Saint Luke the Evangelist. ALMIGHTY God, who calledst The Gospel. St. Luke x. 1. THE Lord appointed other se venty also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would: send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways; behold, send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ve enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Saint Simon and Saint Jude, The Collect. WATCH thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an Evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give me at that day: and not to me only, ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy Church upon the but unto all them also that love foundation of the Apostles and his appearing. Do thy diligence Prophets, Jesus Christ himself beto come shortly unto me: For ing the head corner-stone; grant Demas hath forsaken me, having us so to be joined together in uniloved this present world, and ty of spirit by their doctrine, that is departed unto Thessalonica; we may be made an holy temple Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto acceptable unto thee, through JeDalmatia, Only Luke is with me. sus Christ our Lord. Amen. JUD The Epistle. St. Jude 1. unto you, The servant is not UDE, the servant of Jesus greater than his lord; if they have Christ, and brother of James, persecuted me, they will also to them that are sanctified by persecute you; if they have kept God the Father, and preserved in my saying, they will keep yours Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy also. But all these things will they unto you, and peace and love be do unto you for my name's sake, multiplied. Beloved, when I because they know not him that gave all diligence to write unto sent me. If I had not come and you of the common salvation, it spoken unto them, they had not was needful for me to write un- had sin: but now they have no to you, and exhort you, that ye cloak for their sin. He that hateth should earnestly contend for the me, hateth my Father also. If I faith which was once delivered had not done among them the unto the saints. For there are works which none other man certain men crept in unawares, did, they had not had sin but who were before of old ordained now have they both seen and to this condemnation; ungodly hated both me and my Father men, turning the grace of our But this cometh to pass, that the God into lasciviousness, and deny- word might be fulfilled that is ing the only Lord God, and our written in their law, They hated Lord Jesus Christ. I will there- me without a cause. But when fore put you in remembrance, the Comforter is come, whom I though ye once knew this, how will send unto you from the Fathat the Lord having saved the ther, even the Spirit of truth, people out of the land of Egypt, which proceedeth from the Faafterward destroyed them that ther, he shall testify of me. believed not. And the angels ye also shall bear witness, bewhich kept not their first estate, cause ye have been with me but left their own habitation, from the beginning. he hath reserved in everlasting] chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day. Eved the cities about them in the as Sodom and Gomorrha, manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. The Gospel. St. John xv. 17. THESE things I command you, that ve love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said L All Saints' Day. And The Collect. knit together thi, who hast ALMIGHTY God, one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepar ed for those who unfeignedly love thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the Epistle. Rev. vii. 2. Acending from the east, havND saw another angel asing the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees till |