Thomas Gallaudet with Henry Winter Syle, Priests, 1902 and 1890

The Collect:

Rite I:
O Loving God, whose will it is that everyone shouldst come to thee and be saved: We bless thy holy Name for thy servants Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, and we pray that thou wilt continually move thy church to respond in love to the needs of all people; through Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Rite II:
O Loving God, whose will it is that everyone should come to you and be saved: We bless your holy Name for your servants Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, and we pray that you will continually move your church to respond in love to the needs of all people; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Isaiah 35:1–7

¹     The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad,
           the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
       like the crocus ² it shall blossom abundantly,
           and rejoice with joy and singing.
       The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
           the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
       They shall see the glory of the Lord,
           the majesty of our God.

³     Strengthen the weak hands,
           and make firm the feeble knees.
⁴     Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
           ‘Be strong, do not fear!
       Here is your God.
           He will come with vengeance,
       with terrible recompense.
           He will come and save you.’

⁵     Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
           and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
⁶     then the lame shall leap like a deer,
           and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
       For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
           and streams in the desert;
⁷     the burning sand shall become a pool,
           and the thirsty ground springs of water;
       the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp,
           the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

Psalm: Psalm 119:1–6

¹ Happy are they whose way is blameless, *
       who walk in the law of the Lord!
² Happy are they who observe his decrees *
       and seek him with all their hearts!
³ Who never do any wrong, *
       but always walk in his ways.
⁴ You laid down your commandments, *
       that we should fully keep them.
⁵ Oh, that my ways were made so direct *
       that I might keep your statutes!
⁶ Then I should not be put to shame, *
       when I regard all your commandments.

Gospel: Mark 7:32-37

³²They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. ³³He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. ³⁴Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened.’ ³⁵And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. ³⁶Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. ³⁷They were astounded beyond measure, saying, ‘He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.’

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