Thursday

                                                    Collect for Guidance 

… in you 

we live 

& move 

& have 

our being,  

… so guide 

& govern 

us by your 

Holy Spirt 

that in all the cares and  occupations of

ur life we may not forget you… 

Alban, Britain’s first martyr, was a Roman soldier who was converted by a priest ”fleeing from persecution.” When officers came to his house, he put on the priest’s garments and gave himself up. It was traditionally thought to be c 304 but may have actually been 209!

                                                Antiphon on the Venite

Worship

         the 

     Lord 

     in the 

beauty of holiness; Come, let us adore him.

grant us who remember him 

to be so faithful in our witn-

ness to you in this world, 

that we may receive 

with him the crown 

of life…   Collect

Pray for all Christians in England, 

for soldiers and all who serve  
in military forces, and for courage to profess our  
faith when it would be easier to deny it.

Tuesday, toward evening

                                                          Psalm 94:19

          When

          many 

          cares 

          fill 

          my 

          mind,

          your 

          consolations cheer my soul.

The first Tuesday of Summer

                                                                 Canticle 13,

                                          Benedictus es, Domine 

Glory to you, be-hold-ing the depths, 

in the high vault of heaven, glory to you

For the first time in 70 years, today’s full moon, the “Strawberry moon,” coincides coincides with the summer solstice.

    Absolution

  strengthen us in all goodness 

                            & by the power the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. 

  

Sunday evening

                        Psalm 19:4, 8, 12

                                    In case we are inclined to miss it…. 

   The 

   Lord 

   of hosts 

   is with us, 

   the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

An ordinary, if hot, summer Sunday

                             Confession at The 

                                  Daily Office 

Most 

merci-ful 

God, 

we 

have 

sinned 

against you 

in 

thought, 

word, 

and 

deed

We 

have

not 

loved 

you

with

our

whole

heart; 

we 

have not

loved our  

neighbors

as ourselves.

"Forgive our sins as we forgive,” you taught us, Lord, to pray: but you alone can grant us grace to live the words we say.

Lord, cleanse the depths within our souls, and 

bid resentment cease; then, reconciled to God and 

man, our lives will spread your peace. 

Episcopal Hymnal #647 v1,4