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SUNDAY
BETWEEN 13 NOVEMBER AND 19 NOVEMBER
PROPER 33
JUDGES 4:1-7
PSALM
123
1
THESSALONIANS 5:1-11
MATTHEW
25:14-30
COLLECT
Almighty God,
you sent your Son Jesus Christ
to be the light of the world.
Free us from all that darkens and ensnares us,
and bring us to eternal light and joy;
through the power of him
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
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A
READING FROM THE BOOK OF JUDGES
The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord,
after Ehud died. So the Lord sold them into the hand of King Jabin
of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was
Sisera, who lived in Haroshethhagoiim. Then the Israelites cried
out to the Lord for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of
iron, and had oppressed the Israelites cruelly twenty years. At
that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging
Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah
and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came
up to her for judgement. She sent and summoned Barak son of
Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, "The Lord,
the God of Israel, commands you, 'Go, take position at Mount
Tabor, bringing ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the
tribe of Zebulun. I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's
army, to meet you by the Wadi Kishon with his chariots and his
troops; and I will give him into your hand.'"
JUDGES 4:1-7
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PSALM
Refrain Our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he shows us his
mercy.
To
you I lift up my eyes, to you enthroned in the heavens.
As
the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and the
eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So
our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he show us his mercy. R
Have
mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy, for we have had more than
enough of contempt,
Too
much of the scorn of the indolent rich, and of the derision of the
proud. R
PSALM 123
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A
READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS
Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters,
you do not need to have anything written to you. For you
yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like
a thief in the night. When they say, "There is peace and
security," then sudden destruction will come upon them, as
labour pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no
escape! But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to
surprise you like a thief; for you are all children of light and
children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. So
then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake
and be sober; for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who
are drunk get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let
us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for
a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has destined us not for
wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may
live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build up each
other, as indeed you are doing.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:1-11
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THE
HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
Jesus said, "For it is as if a man, going on a journey,
summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he
gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each
according to his ability. Then he went away. The one who had
received the five talents went off at once and traded with them,
and made five more talents. In the same way, the one who had the
two talents made two more talents. But the one who had received
the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his
master's money. After a long time the master of those slaves came
and settled accounts with them. Then the one who had received the
five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying,
'Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five
more talents.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good and
trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I
will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your
master.' And the one with the two talents also came forward,
saying, 'Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I have
made two more talents.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good
and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things,
I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of
your master.' Then the one who had received the one talent also
came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew that you were a harsh man,
reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not
scatter seed; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in
the ground. Here you have what is yours.' But his master replied,
'You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I
did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? Then you ought to
have invested my money with the bankers, and on my return I would
have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent
from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. For to all
those who have, more will be given, and they will have an
abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have
will be taken away. As for this worthless slave, throw him into
the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.'"
MATTHEW 25:14-30
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PRAYER
OVER THE GIFTS
Holy God,
in this eucharist we renew our baptismal covenant.
Help us, through our offering this day,
to renounce all things that draw us from your love.
This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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PRAYER
AFTER COMMUNION
Gracious God,
in this sacrament
we have shared the body and blood of Christ.
May we who have been nourished by holy things
bear witness to his light,
and share in his eternal priesthood;
for he is Lord for ever and ever.
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