The Visitation of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
May 31
The Collect.
O CHRIST, our God Incarnate, whose
virgin Mother was blessed in bearing thee, but still more blessed in keeping
thy word: Grant us, who honour the exaltation of her lowliness, to follow the
example of her devotion to thy will; who livest and reignest with the Father
and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Epistle. Zechariah 2:10-13.
SING and rejoice, 0 daughter of Zion:
for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And
many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people:
and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of
hosts hath sent me unto thee. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in
the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. Be silent, all flesh, before
the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
The Gospel. St. Luke 1:39-45.
AND Mary arose in those days, and
went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; and entered into
the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when
Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and
Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: and she spake out with a loud voice,
and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For,
lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe
leaped in my womb for ]oy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be
a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
The Martyrs of Lyons
June 2
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, with
whom thy meek ones go forth as the mighty: Grant us so to cherish the memory of
thy blessed martyrs Blandina and her companions, that we may share their pure
and steadfast faith in thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. I Peter 1: 3-9.
BLESSED be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again
unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for
you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season,
if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of
your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be
tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the
appearing of Jesus Christ: whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now
ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
The Gospel. St. Matthew 16:24-27.
THEN said Jesus unto his disciples,
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will
lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he
shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father
with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
St. Boniface
(Archbishop
of Mainz, Apostle to the Germans and Martyr)
June 5
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who didst call thy
faithful servant Boniface to be a witness and martyr in the land of Germany,
and by his labours and suffering didst raise up a people for thine own
possession: Shed forth, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit upon thy Church in all
lands, that by the sacrifice and service of many, thy holy Name may be glorified
and thy blessed kingdom enlarged; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Spirit ever, one God, world without
end. Amen.
The Epistle. Acts 20:18-27.
YE know, from the first day that I
came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, serving
the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which
befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: and how I kept back nothing that was
profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you pub-lickly, and
from house to house, testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks,
repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold,
I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall
befall me there: save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that
bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count
I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the
ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify The Gospel of the
grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone
preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you
to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not
shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
The Gospel. St. Matthew 28:16-20.
THEN the eleven disciples went away
into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw
him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them
saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
Amen.
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