The Introits, Collects, etc. the Sunday next before Advent

The Sunday next before Advent.

1st Evensong

The Psalms Appointed

144 & 145

The Antiphon for the Magnificat

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said among themselves, * This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

Matins

The Psalms Appointed

146 & 147

The Readings

II Kings 19:14-36 & Matt 6:19-49

The Antiphon for the Benedictus

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? * And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Holy Communion

The Introit Psalm 127. Nisi Dominus.

EXCEPT the LORD build the house, * their labour is but lost that build it.
    2 Except the LORD keep the city, * the watchman waketh but in vain.
    3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness; * for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
    4 Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb, * are an heritage and gift that cometh of the LORD.
    5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, * even so are the young children.
    6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; * they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

The Collect.

STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5.

BEHOLD, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

The Gradual   Ps 85:8-12   

I WILL hearken what the Lord God will say: / for he shall speak peace unto his people and to his saints, and unto them that turn their heart to him.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, / that glory may dwell in our land. 
10 Mercy and truth are met together: / righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth springeth out of the earth; / and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give what is good; / and our land shall yield her increase.

The Alleluia Ps 85:13     

Alleluia! Alleluia! Righteousness shall go before him, / and shall direct his going in the way. Alleluia!  

The Gospel. St. John vi. 11.

WHEN Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

2nd Evensong

The Psalms Appointed

148, 149, 150

The Readings

Micah 6:5-8 & James 1

The Antiphon for the Magnificat

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said among themselves, * This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.