Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Collect:

Rite I:
Almighty God, heavenly Father, we remember in thanksgiving this day the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and we pray that we all may be made one in the heavenly family of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Rite II:
Almighty God, heavenly Father, we remember in thanksgiving this day the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and we pray that we all may be made one in the heavenly family of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 17:1-8

¹When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. ²And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.’ ³Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, ⁴‘As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. ⁵No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. ⁶I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. ⁷I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. ⁸And I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are now an alien, all the land of Canaan, for a perpetual holding; and I will be their God.’

Psalm: Psalm 132:11-19

¹¹ The Lord has sworn an oath to David; *
       in truth, he will not break it:
¹² “A son, the fruit of your body *
       will I set upon your throne.
¹³ If your children keep my covenant
   and my testimonies that I shall teach them, *
       their children will sit upon your throne for evermore.”
¹⁴ For the Lord has chosen Zion; *
       he has desired her for his habitation:
¹⁵ “This shall be my resting-place for ever; *
       here will I dwell, for I delight in her.
¹⁶ I will surely bless her provisions, *
       and satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁷ I will clothe her priests with salvation, *
       and her faithful people will rejoice and sing.
¹⁸ There will I make the horn of David flourish; *
       I have prepared a lamp for my Anointed.
¹⁹ As for his enemies, I will clothe them with shame; *
       but as for him, his crown will shine.”

Gospel: Luke 1:26-33

²⁶ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.’ ²⁹But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. ³¹And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. ³²He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. ³³He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’

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