[{"todayIs":"10th Tuesday after Trinity","season":"Ordinary Time","colour":"Green","eventsToday":[{"ccday":"2026-08-04","event":"Jean Vianney","description":"parish priest (d. 1895)"}],"morningPrayer":[{"heading":"1","content":"We will proclaim the name of the Lord.
Ascribe greatness to our God.","verse":"Deuteronomy 32:3","note":""},{"heading":"","content":"Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"2 The Opening Canticle, A Song of God's Mercy","content":"God who is rich in mercy:
out of the great love with which he loved us,
Even when we were dead through our trespasses:
made us alive together with Christ,
And raised us up with him:
and made us sit with him
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
That he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace:
in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.","verse":"Ephesians 2:4-7","note":""},{"heading":"3 The Opening Prayer","content":"The night has passed and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.","verse":"","note":"Silence may be kept"},{"heading":"","content":"As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each","type":"Psalm","content":[{"title":"Psalm 73", "content":"<span class="verse-num">1</span> Truly, God is loving to Israel, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> to those who are pure in heart.<br> <span class="verse-num">2</span> Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> my steps had well-nigh slipped.<br> <span class="verse-num">3</span> For I was envious of the proud; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> I saw the wicked in such prosperity;<br> <span class="verse-num">4</span> For they suffer no pains <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and their bodies are sleek and sound;<br> <span class="verse-num">5</span> They come to no misfortune like other folk; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> nor are they plagued as others are;<br> <span class="verse-num">6</span> Therefore pride is their necklace <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and violence wraps them like a cloak.<br> <span class="verse-num">7</span> Their iniquity comes from within; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> the conceits of their hearts overflow.<br> <span class="verse-num">8</span> They scoff, and speak only of evil; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> they talk of oppression from on high.<br> <span class="verse-num">9</span> They set their mouth against the heavens, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and their tongue ranges round the earth;<br> <span class="verse-num">10</span> And so the people turn to them <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and find in them no fault.<br> <span class="verse-num">11</span> They say, ‘How should God know? <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> Is there knowledge in the Most High?’<br> <span class="verse-num">12</span> Behold, these are the wicked; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> ever at ease, they increase their wealth.<br> <span class="verse-num">13</span> Is it in vain that I cleansed my heart <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and washed my hands in innocence?<br> <span class="verse-num">14</span> All day long have I been stricken <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and chastened every morning.<br> <span class="verse-num">15</span> If I had said, ‘I will speak as they do,’ <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> I should have betrayed the generation of your children.<br> <span class="verse-num">16</span> Then thought I to understand this, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> but it was too hard for me,<br> <span class="verse-num">17</span> Until I entered the sanctuary of God <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and understood the end of the wicked:<br> <span class="verse-num">18</span> How you set them in slippery places; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> you cast them down to destruction.<br> <span class="verse-num">19</span> How suddenly do they come to destruction, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> perish and come to a fearful end!<br> <span class="verse-num">20</span> As with a dream when one awakes, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> so, Lord, when you arise you will despise their image.<br> <span class="verse-num">21</span> When my heart became embittered <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and I was pierced to the quick,<br> <span class="verse-num">22</span> I was but foolish and ignorant; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> I was like a brute beast in your presence.<br> <span class="verse-num">23</span> Yet I am always with you; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> you hold me by my right hand.<br> <span class="verse-num">24</span> You will guide me with your counsel <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and afterwards receive me with glory.<br> <span class="verse-num">25</span> Whom have I in heaven but you? <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> And there is nothing upon earth that I desire<br /> in comparison with you.<br> <span class="verse-num">26</span> Though my flesh and my heart fail me, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.<br> <span class="verse-num">27</span> Truly, those who forsake you will perish; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> you will put to silence the faithless who betray you.<br> <span class="verse-num">28</span> But it is good for me to draw near to God; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> in the Lord God have I made my refuge,<br /> that I may tell of all your works.<br>"}],"verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow","content":"Lord, our God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier: we ask you to cleanse us from all hypocrisy, to unite us to our fellow men and women by the bonds of peace and love, and to confirm us in holiness; now and for ever. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed","type":"Bible","content":[{"title":"OT Reading", "content":"<h2 class="extra_text">1 Samuel 20:1–17 <small class="audio extra_text">(<a class="mp3link" href="https://audio.esv.org/david-cochran-heath/mq/09020001-09020017.mp3" title="1 Samuel 20:1–17" type="audio/mpeg">Listen</a>)</small></h2> <h3 id="p09020001_01-1">Jonathan Warns David</h3> <p id="p09020001_04-1" class="starts-chapter"><b class="chapter-num" id="v09020001-1">20:1 </b>Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020002-1">2 </b>And he said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. And why should my father hide this from me? It is not so.” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020003-1">3 </b>But David vowed again, saying, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020004-1">4 </b>Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020005-1">5 </b>David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening. <b class="verse-num" id="v09020006-1">6 </b>If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.’ <b class="verse-num" id="v09020007-1">7 </b>If he says, ‘Good!’ it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that harm is determined by him. <b class="verse-num" id="v09020008-1">8 </b>Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020009-1">9 </b>And Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! If I knew that it was determined by my father that harm should come to you, would I not tell you?” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020010-1">10 </b>Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020011-1">11 </b>And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” So they both went out into the field.</p> <p id="p09020011_04-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v09020012-1">12 </b>And Jonathan said to David, “The LORD, the God of Israel, be witness!<sup class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="#mntf1-1" id="mntfb1-1" title="<note class="translation" sub-class="original-lacks">Hebrew lacks <i class="catch-word">be witness</i></note>">1</a></sup> When I have sounded out my father, about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you? <b class="verse-num" id="v09020013-1">13 </b>But should it please my father to do you harm, the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the LORD be with you, as he has been with my father. <b class="verse-num" id="v09020014-1">14 </b>If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the LORD, that I may not die; <b class="verse-num" id="v09020015-1">15 </b>and do not cut off<sup class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="#mntf2-1" id="mntfb2-1" title="<note class="alternative">Or <i>but if I die, do not cut off</i></note>">2</a></sup> your steadfast love from my house forever, when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020016-1">16 </b>And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May<sup class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="#mntf3-1" id="mntfb3-1" title="<note class="variant">Septuagint <i><span class="catch-word">earth</span>, <verse-num>16</verse-num>let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may</i></note>">3</a></sup> the LORD take vengeance on David’s enemies.” <b class="verse-num" id="v09020017-1">17 </b>And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.</p> <div class="footnotes extra_text"> <h3>Footnotes</h3> <p><span class="footnote"><a href="#mntfb1-1" id="mntf1-1">[1]</a></span> <span class="footnote-ref">20:12</span> <note class="translation" sub-class="original-lacks">Hebrew lacks <i class="catch-word">be witness</i></note> <br /> <span class="footnote"><a href="#mntfb2-1" id="mntf2-1">[2]</a></span> <span class="footnote-ref">20:15</span> <note class="alternative">Or <i>but if I die, do not cut off</i></note> <br /> <span class="footnote"><a href="#mntfb3-1" id="mntf3-1">[3]</a></span> <span class="footnote-ref">20:16</span> <note class="variant">Septuagint <i><span class="catch-word">earth</span>, <verse-num>16</verse-num>let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may</i></note> </p> </div> <p>(<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p>"},{"title":"NT Reading", "content":"<h2 class="extra_text">Acts 1:15–26 <small class="audio extra_text">(<a class="mp3link" href="https://audio.esv.org/david-cochran-heath/mq/44001015-44001026.mp3" title="Acts 1:15–26" type="audio/mpeg">Listen</a>)</small></h2> <p id="p44001015_01-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v44001015-1">15 </b>In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, <b class="verse-num" id="v44001016-1">16 </b>“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. <b class="verse-num" id="v44001017-1">17 </b>For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.” <b class="verse-num" id="v44001018-1">18 </b>(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong<sup class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="#mntf1-1" id="mntfb1-1" title="<note class="alternative">Or <i>swelling up</i></note>">1</a></sup> he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. <b class="verse-num" id="v44001019-1">19 </b>And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) <b class="verse-num" id="v44001020-1">20 </b>“For it is written in the Book of Psalms,</p> <p class="block-indent"><span class="begin-line-group"></span> <span id="p44001020_01-1" class="line"> “‘May his camp become desolate,</span><br /><span id="p44001020_01-1" class="indent line"> and let there be no one to dwell in it’;</span><br /><span class="end-line-group"></span> </p><p id="p44001020_01-1" class="same-paragraph">and</p> <p class="block-indent"><span class="begin-line-group"></span> <span id="p44001020_01-1" class="line"> “‘Let another take his office.’</span><br /><span class="end-line-group"></span> </p><p id="p44001020_01-1" class="same-paragraph"><b class="verse-num" id="v44001021-1">21 </b>So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, <b class="verse-num" id="v44001022-1">22 </b>beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” <b class="verse-num" id="v44001023-1">23 </b>And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. <b class="verse-num" id="v44001024-1">24 </b>And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen <b class="verse-num" id="v44001025-1">25 </b>to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” <b class="verse-num" id="v44001026-1">26 </b>And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.</p> <div class="footnotes extra_text"> <h3>Footnotes</h3> <p><span class="footnote"><a href="#mntfb1-1" id="mntf1-1">[1]</a></span> <span class="footnote-ref">1:18</span> <note class="alternative">Or <i>swelling up</i></note> </p> </div> <p>(<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p>"}],"verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"The reading may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or","content":"May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"7 The Canticle, A Song of the Blessed","content":"Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for what is right:
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful:
for mercy shall be shown to them.
Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.","verse":"Matthew 5:3-10","note":""},{"heading":"8 The Apostles' Creed may be said","content":"I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"9 The Prayers","content":"Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"10 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day","content":"Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"","type":"Collect","content":[{"title":"Pastor", "content":"Heavenly Father,<br> loving shepherd of your people,<br> we thank you for your servant <i>N</i>,<br> who was faithful in the care and nurture of your flock;<br> and we pray that we may follow the good of his example<br> and grow into the fullness of the stature<br> <span class='indent'>of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ;<br> who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,<br> one God, for ever and ever. <span class='together'>Amen.</span>"}],"verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"11 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.","content":"","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"12 The Morning Collect","content":"Lord and heavenly Father,
you have brought us safely to this new day:
keep us by your mighty power, protect us from sin,
guard us from every kind of danger,
and in all we do this day
direct us in the fulfilling of your purpose,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"13","content":"The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"","content":"May the Lord bless us and keep us; the Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious to us; the Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace. Amen.","verse":"Numbers 6:24-26","note":""}],"eveningPrayer":[{"heading":"1","content":"O sing to the Lord a new song:
sing to the Lord all the earth.","verse":"Psalm 96:1","note":""},{"heading":"","content":"Glory to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"2 The Opening Canticle, The Song of the Three","content":"Blessed are you, the God of our forebears:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed is your holy and glorious name:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you, glorious in your holy temple:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you who behold the depths:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.
Blessed are you in the heights of heaven:
worthy to be praised and exalted for ever.","verse":"Song of the Three 29-34","note":""},{"heading":"3 The Opening Prayer","content":"The day is now passed and the night is at hand.
Let us pray with one heart and mind.","verse":"","note":"Silence may be kept"},{"heading":"","content":"Father of lights, receive the prayer and praise we offer you as our evening sacrifice; make us a light for all the world, delivered by your goodness from all the works of darkness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"4 The Psalms as appointed. A pause is observed after each","type":"Psalm","content":[{"title":"Psalm 74", "content":"<span class="verse-num">1</span> O God, why have you utterly disowned us? <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> Why does your anger burn<br /> against the sheep of your pasture?<br> <span class="verse-num">2</span> Remember your congregation that you purchased of old, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> the tribe you redeemed for your own possession,<br /> and Mount Zion where you dwelt.<br> <span class="verse-num">3</span> Hasten your steps towards the endless ruins, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> where the enemy has laid waste all your sanctuary.<br> <span class="verse-num">4</span> Your adversaries roared in the place of your worship; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> they set up their banners as tokens of victory.<br> <span class="verse-num">5</span> Like men brandishing axes on high in a thicket of trees, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> all her carved work they smashed down with hatchet and hammer.<br> <span class="verse-num">6</span> They set fire to your holy place; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> they defiled the dwelling place of your name<br /> and razed it to the ground.<br> <span class="verse-num">7</span> They said in their heart, ‘Let us make havoc of them altogether,’ <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and they burned down all the sanctuaries of God in the land.<br> <span class="verse-num">8</span> There are no signs to see, not one prophet left, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> not one among us who knows how long.<br> <span class="verse-num">9</span> How long, O God, will the adversary scoff? <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> Shall the enemy blaspheme your name for ever?<br> <span class="verse-num">10</span> Why have you withheld your hand <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and hidden your right hand in your bosom?<br> <span class="verse-num">11</span> Yet God is my king from of old, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> who did deeds of salvation in the midst of the earth.<br> <span class="verse-num">12</span> It was you that divided the sea by your might <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and shattered the heads of the dragons on the waters;<br> <span class="verse-num">13</span> You alone crushed the heads of Leviathan <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> and gave him to the beasts of the desert for food.<br> <span class="verse-num">14</span> You cleft the rock for fountain and flood; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> you dried up ever-flowing rivers.<br> <span class="verse-num">15</span> Yours is the day, yours also the night; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> you established the moon and the sun.<br> <span class="verse-num">16</span> You set all the bounds of the earth; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> you fashioned both summer and winter.<br> <span class="verse-num">17</span> Remember now, Lord, how the enemy scoffed, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> how a foolish people despised your name.<br> <span class="verse-num">18</span> Do not give to wild beasts the soul of your turtle dove; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> forget not the lives of your poor for ever.<br> <span class="verse-num">19</span> Look upon your creation,<br /> for the earth is full of darkness, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> full of the haunts of violence.<br> <span class="verse-num">20</span> Let not the oppressed turn away ashamed, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> but let the poor and needy praise your name.<br> <span class="verse-num">21</span> Arise, O God, maintain your own cause; <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> remember how fools revile you all the day long.<br> <span class="verse-num">22</span> Forget not the clamour of your adversaries, <span class="line-dot">•</span><br /> the tumult of your enemies that ascends continually.<br>"}],"verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"5 At the end of the (last) pause there may follow","content":"God of grace, we thank you for all your gifts to us; grant us to accept both pain and joy in faith and hope, and never to fail in love to you and to our sisters and brothers; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"6 One or two Readings from the Bible as appointed","type":"Bible","content":[{"title":"OT Reading", "content":"<h2 class="extra_text">Jeremiah 37 <small class="audio extra_text">(<a class="mp3link" href="https://audio.esv.org/david-cochran-heath/mq/24037001-24037021.mp3" title="Jeremiah 37" type="audio/mpeg">Listen</a>)</small></h2> <h3 id="p24037001_01-1">Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah</h3> <p id="p24037001_04-1" class="starts-chapter"><b class="chapter-num" id="v24037001-1">37:1 </b>Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037002-1">2 </b>But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.</p> <p id="p24037002_04-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v24037003-1">3 </b>King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to the LORD our God.” <b class="verse-num" id="v24037004-1">4 </b>Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037005-1">5 </b>The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.</p> <p id="p24037005_04-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v24037006-1">6 </b>Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet: <b class="verse-num" id="v24037007-1">7 </b>“Thus says the LORD, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, ‘Behold, Pharaoh’s army that came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037008-1">8 </b>And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037009-1">9 </b>Thus says the LORD, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go away. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037010-1">10 </b>For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’”</p> <h3 id="p24037010_04-1">Jeremiah Imprisoned</h3> <p id="p24037010_06-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v24037011-1">11 </b>Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, <b class="verse-num" id="v24037012-1">12 </b>Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037013-1">13 </b>When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.” <b class="verse-num" id="v24037014-1">14 </b>And Jeremiah said, “It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. <b class="verse-num" id="v24037015-1">15 </b>And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison.</p> <p id="p24037015_06-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v24037016-1">16 </b>When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days, <b class="verse-num" id="v24037017-1">17 </b>King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the LORD?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.” <b class="verse-num" id="v24037018-1">18 </b>Jeremiah also said to King Zedekiah, “What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, that you have put me in prison? <b class="verse-num" id="v24037019-1">19 </b>Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’? <b class="verse-num" id="v24037020-1">20 </b>Now hear, please, O my lord the king: let my humble plea come before you and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there.” <b class="verse-num" id="v24037021-1">21 </b>So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers’ street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.</p> <p>(<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p>"},{"title":"NT Reading", "content":"<h2 class="extra_text">Mark 1:14–20 <small class="audio extra_text">(<a class="mp3link" href="https://audio.esv.org/david-cochran-heath/mq/41001014-41001020.mp3" title="Mark 1:14–20" type="audio/mpeg">Listen</a>)</small></h2> <h3 id="p41001014_01-1">Jesus Begins His Ministry</h3> <p id="p41001014_05-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v41001014-1">14 </b>Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, <b class="verse-num" id="v41001015-1">15 </b>and saying, <span class="woc">“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;<sup class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="#entf1-1" id="entfb1-1" title="<note class="alternative">Or <i>the kingdom of God has come near</i></note>">1</a></sup> repent and believe in the gospel.”</span></p> <h3 id="p41001015_05-1">Jesus Calls the First Disciples</h3> <p id="p41001015_10-1"><b class="verse-num" id="v41001016-1">16 </b>Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. <b class="verse-num" id="v41001017-1">17 </b>And Jesus said to them, <span class="woc">“Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”<sup class="footnote"><a class="fn" href="#entf2-1" id="entfb2-1" title="<note class="translation" sub-class="gender-neutral">The Greek word <i language="Greek">anthropoi</i> refers here to both men and women</note>">2</a></sup></span> <b class="verse-num" id="v41001018-1">18 </b>And immediately they left their nets and followed him. <b class="verse-num" id="v41001019-1">19 </b>And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. <b class="verse-num" id="v41001020-1">20 </b>And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.</p> <div class="footnotes extra_text"> <h3>Footnotes</h3> <p><span class="footnote"><a href="#entfb1-1" id="entf1-1">[1]</a></span> <span class="footnote-ref">1:15</span> <note class="alternative">Or <i>the kingdom of God has come near</i></note> <br /> <span class="footnote"><a href="#entfb2-1" id="entf2-1">[2]</a></span> <span class="footnote-ref">1:17</span> <note class="translation" sub-class="gender-neutral">The Greek word <i language="Greek">anthropoi</i> refers here to both men and women</note> </p> </div> <p>(<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p>"}],"verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"The reading may be followed by a period of silence for reflection, a hymn or","content":"May your word live in us
and bear much fruit to your glory.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"7 The Canticle, The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)","content":"Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace:
your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation:
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
A light to reveal you to the nations:
and the glory of your people Israel.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"8 The Prayers","content":"Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy Lord have mercy.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"9 The Lord's Prayer and the Collect of the Day","content":"Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"","type":"Collect","content":[{"title":"Pastor", "content":"Heavenly Father,<br> loving shepherd of your people,<br> we thank you for your servant <i>N</i>,<br> who was faithful in the care and nurture of your flock;<br> and we pray that we may follow the good of his example<br> and grow into the fullness of the stature<br> <span class='indent'>of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ;<br> who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,<br> one God, for ever and ever. <span class='together'>Amen.</span>"}],"verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"10 Intercessions and Thanksgivings may be made according to local custom and need.","content":"","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"11 The Evening Collect","content":"Be present, merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night: that we, who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may rest on your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"12","content":"The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us praise the Lord.
Thanks be to God.","verse":"","note":""},{"heading":"","content":"May Jesus, the Lord of peace, give us peace at all times and in all ways. Amen.","verse":"1 Thessalonians 3:16","note":""}]}]