Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221

The Collect:

Rite I:
Almighty God, grant unto thy people a hunger for thy Word and an urgent longing to share thy Gospel; that, like thy servant Dominic, we might labor to bring the whole world to the knowledge and love of thee as thou art revealed in thy Son Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Rite II:
Almighty God, grant unto your people a hunger for your Word and an urgent longing to share your Gospel; that, like your servant Dominic, we might labor to bring the whole world to the knowledge and love of you as you are revealed in your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 12:1–7

¹Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’; ²before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain; ³on the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the women who grind cease working because they are few, and those who look through the windows see dimly; ⁴when the doors on the street are shut, and the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low; ⁵when one is afraid of heights, and terrors are in the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along and desire fails; because all must go to their eternal home, and the mourners will go about the streets; ⁶before the silver cord is snapped, and the golden bowl is broken, and the pitcher is broken at the fountain, and the wheel broken at the cistern, ⁷and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.

Psalm: Psalm 96:1–7

¹ Sing to the Lord a new song; *
       sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.
² Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; *
       proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
³ Declare his glory among the nations *
       and his wonders among all peoples.
⁴ For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; *
       he is more to be feared than all gods.
⁵ As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
       but it is the Lord who made the heavens.
⁶ Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
       Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
⁷ Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; *
       ascribe to the Lord honor and power.

Gospel: John 7:16-18

¹⁶Then Jesus answered them, ‘My teaching is not mine but his who sent me. ¹⁷Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own. ¹⁸Those who speak on their own seek their own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and there is nothing false in him.

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