The Introits, Collects, etc. Trinity Sunday

Trinity-Sunday.

Antiphons for the Psalms at Matins and Evensong

1. Glory to thee, co-equal Trinity, One Deity, * before all worlds, and now and forever.

2. Our hope art thou, our salvation and glory, * O holy, O blessed, O glorious Trinity.

3. Praise and unending glory to God the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit, through ages everlasting.

4. Let praise and glory resound from the lips of all men to the Father and the Only begotten; * and equal praise be given forever to the Holy Spirit.

5. Of whom are all things, through whom are all things, in whom are all things: * to God be glory forever.

1st Evensong

The Psalms Appointed

148 & 149

The Antiphon for the Magnificat

Thanks, O God, be unto thee, thanks be unto thee, * one and very Trinity, one and supreme Deity, holy and perfect Unity.

Matins

The Psalms Appointed

29 & 33

The Readings
Gen 1:1-2:3 & John 1:1-18

The Antiphon for the Benedictus

Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, the Creator and Preserver of all things: * now and ever, and to ages of ages.

Holy Communion

The Introit Psalm 67. Deus misereatur.

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, * and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
    2 That thy way may be known upon earth, * thy saving health among all nations.
    3 Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
    4 O let the nations rejoice and be glad; * for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.

    5 Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
    6 Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; * and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
    7 God shall bless us; * and all the ends of the world shall fear him.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.

For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1.

AFTER this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I beard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be here after. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

The Gradual Ps 136:1&2

    O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious: * and his mercy endureth for ever.
    2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

The Alleluia Ps 136:3

    Alleluia! Alleluia! O thank the LORD of all lords: * for his mercy endureth for ever. Alleluia!

The Gospel. St. John iii. 1.

THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whoso ever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

2nd Evensong

The Psalms Appointed

93, 97, & 150

The Readings

Job 38:1-7, 42:1-5 & Rev 19:3-16

The Antiphon for the Magnificat

Thee, O God, the Father unbegotten: thee, O onlybegotten Son; thee, O Holy Spirit, the Paraclete; holy and undivided Trinity: * with our whole heart and mouth we confess thee, we praise thee and bless thee: to thee be glory for ever and ever.