Julia Chester Emery, Lay Leader and Missionary, 1922

The Collect:

Rite I:
God of all creation, who dost call us to make disciples of all nations and to proclaim thy mercy and love: Grant that we, after the example of thy servant Julia Chester Emery, might have vision and courage in proclaiming the Gospel to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ, our light and our salvation, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Rite II:
God of all creation, who calls us in Christ to make disciples of all nations and to proclaim your mercy and love: Grant that we, after the example of your servant Julia Chester Emery, might have vision and courage in proclaiming the Gospel to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ, our light and our salvation, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Romans 12:6-13

⁶We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ⁷ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching;⁸the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; ¹⁰love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour.¹¹Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. ¹²Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. ¹³Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.

Psalm: Psalm 67

¹ May God be merciful to us and bless us, *
       show us the light of his countenance and come to us.
² Let your ways be known upon earth, *
       your saving health among all nations.
³ Let the peoples praise you, O God; *
       let all the peoples praise you.
⁴ Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, *
       for you judge the peoples with equity
       and guide all the nations upon earth.
⁵ Let the peoples praise you, O God; *
       let all the peoples praise you.
⁶ The earth has brought forth her increase; *
       may God, our own God, give us his blessing.
⁷ May God give us his blessing, *
       and may all the ends of the earth stand in awe of him.

Gospel: Mark 10:42-45

⁴²So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. ⁴³But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. ⁴⁵For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’

This page is available in: Español