The Twenty-Second day after Pentecost
THE COLLECT
O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of
the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having
this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with
power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious
kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever
and ever. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT: Haggai 1:15b-2:9
In the second year of King Darius, in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of
the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying: Speak now to
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the
high priest, and to the remnant of the people, and say, Who is left among you that
saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your
sight as nothing? Yet now take courage, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; take
courage, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; take courage, all you people
of the land, says the Lord; work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts,
according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt.
My spirit abides among you; do not fear. For thus says the Lord of hosts: Once
again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry
land; and I will shake all the nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come,
and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine,
and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hosts. The latter splendor of this house shall
be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give
prosperity, says the Lord of hosts.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
PSALM: Psalm 145:1-5, 18-21
1 I will exalt you, O God my King, *
and bless your Name forever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless you *
and praise your Name forever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; *
there is no end to his greatness.
4 One generation shall praise your works to another *
and shall declare your power.
5 I will ponder the glorious splendor of your majesty *
and all your marvelous works.
18 The Lord is righteous in all his ways *
and loving in all his works.
19 The Lord is near to those who call upon him, *
to all who call upon him faithfully.
20 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; *
he hears their cry and helps them.
21 The Lord preserves all those who love him, *
but he destroys all the wicked.
EPISTLE: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to
him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or
alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect
that the day of the Lord is already here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for
that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is
revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes and exalts himself
above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the
temple of God, declaring himself to be God. Do you not remember that I told
you these things when I was still with you? But we must always give thanks to
God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you
as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through
belief in the truth. For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of
the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So
then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you
were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter. Now may our Lord
Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave
us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in
every good work and word.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ according to:
Luke 20:27-38 People: Glory to You Lord Christ
Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and
asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother
dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise
up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married,
and died childless; then the second and the third married her, and so in the
same way all seven died childless. Finally, the woman also died. In the
resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had
married her.” Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are
given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age
and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
Indeed, they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children
of God, being children of the resurrection. And the fact that the dead are raised
Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the
Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he
is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.”
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ