Adelaide Teague Case, Educator, 1948

The Collect:

Rite I:
Almighty and everlasting God, who dost raise up educators and teachers of the faith in every generation of thy church: Grant that following the example of thy servant Adelaide Teague Case, we might be bold to proclaim the reconciling power of Christ’s love in our own generation. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Rite II:
Almighty and everlasting God, who raises up educators and teachers of the faith in every generation of your church: Grant that following the example of your servant Adelaide Teague Case, we might be bold to proclaim the reconciling power of Christ’s love in our own generation. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

First Lesson: Hebrews 5:11–6:1

¹¹ About this we have much to say that is hard to explain, since you have become dull in understanding. ¹²For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food; ¹³for everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness. ¹⁴But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.

¹ Therefore let us go on towards perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith towards God.

Psalm: Psalm 119:33–40

³³ Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, *
       and I shall keep it to the end.
³⁴ Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; *
       I shall keep it with all my heart.
³⁵ Make me go in the path of your commandments, *
       for that is my desire.
³⁶ Incline my heart to your decrees *
       and not to unjust gain.
³⁷ Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless; *
       give me life in your ways.
³⁸ Fulfill your promise to your servant, *
       which you make to those who fear you.
³⁹ Turn away the reproach which I dread, *
       because your judgments are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I long for your commandments; *
       in your righteousness preserve my life.

Gospel: Mark 4:21–25

²¹ He said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? ²²For there is nothing hidden, except to be disclosed; nor is anything secret, except to come to light. ²³Let anyone with ears to hear listen!’ ²⁴And he said to them, ‘Pay attention to what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you. ²⁵For to those who have, more will be given; and from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.’

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