and vain thought, to subdue every proud and angry feeling. May I strive to live only to Thy glory, and may I never forget the unspeakable love of my Redeemer; but teach me to give myself in humble gratitude wholly to Him; and grant that being strengthened to keep the vow of my baptism, I may so pass through the waves of this troublesome world, that finally I may come to the land of everlasting life, for His merits, who died and rose again for me, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, to Thee I commend all who are near and dear to me, especially [here name any particular persons]. pray Thee to guide and strengthen all Christian people, and to bring the heathen to the knowledge of the truth; and I entreat Thee to comfort and aid the suffering and the afflicted, the ignorant and the tempted, and to give us all rest in Thy eternal kingdom, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. Our Father, &c. Evening Prayer. BLESSED God, full of pity and love, hear, I beseech Thee, the prayer of Thy unworthy servant. Lord, I confess myself most sinful; especially I would own before Thee the offences of this day [here name any particular sins]. Pardon me, I entreat Thee, for Jesus Christ's sake; forgive the sins which I know, and those of which I am ignorant. Look with compassion on my coldness, and give me a penitent and contrite heart. Receive me again into Thy favour, and let me lie down under Thy watchful care. And grant, Lord, that whether I live, I may live unto Thee, or whether I die, I may die unto Thee; for His sake, who for us laid Himself in the grave, and rose again in glory, Jesus Christ, our merciful Redeemer. Amen. Lord, to Thee I commend, &c. Our Father, &c. INDEX OF THE DAYS OF THE YEAR. First Sunday in Advent 2 St. Peter iii. 8-13 Zephaniah i. 14—18; ii. 1—3 Revelation xx. 11-15 St. Matthew xxiv. 29-39 . St. Matthew XXV. I-13 . 2 Corinthians v. I-10 . Psalm cxlv. 1-13 Revelation xix. 11-16 Isaiah xiii. 6-13 St. Luke xii. 42-48 Revelation i. 4-7 Job xxxiv. 10-20 Joel iii. 11-16 Saturday, 2nd Wk. in Advent. St. Luke xiii. 23-30 Third Sunday in Advent December 26 (St. Stephen) . St. Matthew xxiv. 35-44 Revelation xiv. 9-13 Malachi iii. 1-6 . St. Luke ii. 8-20 . Psalm lxxii. 1-19 December 27 (St. John Evnglst.) Revelation xxii. 6—12 St. Matthew xviii. 1-10 Micah iv. 1-5 Philippians iv. 4-8 Ephesians vi. 10-18 The Circumcision (January 1). Deuteronomy xxx. 1-6 December 30 December 31 Galatians v. 16-26 Romans vi. 7-18 Romans viii. 1—10 Galatians vi. 7—16 . Acts xvii. 22-31 Isaiah xlix. 5—10 . Acts x. 34-43 . Acts xi. 1-18 .Acts xii. 38-48 St. John iv. 43-54 Ephesians iii. 1—12 Acts xiv. 8-18 . Acts xviii. I-II Ephesians ii. I-10 Romans x. 4-13 . Ephesians iv. 17-24 St. Luke xiv. 16-24 . Colossians iii. 12-17 St. Mark vii. 24-30 . Ephesians ii. 13-22 First Sunday aft. Epiph. . Tuesday, 2nd Wk. aft. Eph... St. Luke xix. 1—10 . St. John i. 1-14 Saturday, 3rd Wk. aft. Epiph. . Psalm xcii. Colossians i. 15-23 Psalm lxiii. 1–9 . Isaiah xlii. 1-7 . 2 Tim. ii. 19-26 Isaiah li. 9-15 Hebrews i. 1-9 Isaiah lxiv. 4-9 . St. John xiii. 1-15 . Isaiah v. 8-16 . Jeremiah x. 6-16 1 St. John iii. 1-10 St. Matthew xv. 21-28 Psalm xvi. 5-11 Fifth Sunday aft. Epiph. . Jeremiah xxxi. 7—14 Saturday, 6th Wk. aft. Epiph. . Isaiah xlv. 5-12 Job xxxiv. 21-32 I St. Peter iv. 7-11 . St. Matthew xvi. 21-28 . Job xxxvi. 5-12 1 Tim. vi. 13-19 . St. James 1. 19-27 |