Today Is: Proper 5
Sun, 06 Jun 2021 -- The Lectionary Cycle is: B

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Collect for: Proper 5 O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Old Testament Genesis 3:8-15 8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, 'Where are you?' 10 So he said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.' 11 And He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?' 12 Then the man said, 'The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.' 13 And the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.' 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: 'Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.' 1 Officiant: The Word of the Lord. The People: Thanks be to God. Psalm Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish. *At the end of the Psalms this is sung or said Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. New Testament 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 13 And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, 'I believed and therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak, 14 knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. 15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. Officiant: The Word of the Lord. The People: Thanks be to God. Gospel Mark 3:20-30 Introduction to the Gospel: Deacon:The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Or And with your spirit Deacon: May the Lord be on our minds, on our lips, and on our hearts as we hear His Holy Gospel. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark. People: Glory to You, Lord Christ. Deacon: We are reading from Mark's Gospel chapter 3, beginning at verse 20. 20 Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, 'He is out of His mind.' 22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, 'He has Beelzebub,' and, 'By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.' 23 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: 'How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. 27 No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house. 28 Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; 29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation' -- 30 because they said, 'He has an unclean spirit.' After the Gospel reading, the deacon elevates the book and says: Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, Lord Christ. Prayers of the People Prayers of the People for: Proper 5 Brothers and sisters, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Therefore, let us bring our needs and those of the whole world before Him. For the Church; that as She advances the Kingdom of God, She will be protected from the schemes of the devil. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. For those persecuted for Christ; that their witness will lead to the conversion of their oppressors. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. For the nations; that Godly men and women willing to know and do God's Will will be raised up into positions of authority. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. For those in the pro-life movement who have suffered ridicule, rejection, material loss or imprisonment; that they will be comforted by the eternal promises of God. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. For a mighty outpouring of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit upon all God's people for the good of all and the Glory of God the Father. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. Brothers and sisters, with thanksgiving, let us glorify God, Who supplies all our needs. For the conversion of Islam and other world religions and philosophies that are in opposition to the Word of God. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. For the poor, the homeless, the abandoned and the destitute; that we will see the image of Christ in them and assist in meeting their needs. Lord in Your mercy,            Hear our prayer. Heavenly Father, You have been faithful to us throughout the ages. Hear our prayer and give us the grace to keep our eyes fixed on what is unseen and eternal. We ask this through Christ our Lord.AMEN