Collect
Almighty
and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive
the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite
hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our
wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and
forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1st
Reading
And
I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with
fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made
my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the
covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his
commandments;
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done
wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy
judgments:
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which
spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the
people of the land.
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant,
and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate,
for the Lord’s sake.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes,
and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do
not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy
great mercies.
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer
not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by
thy name.
Daniel 9:3-6, 17-19
2nd
Reading
But
godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into this
world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
And having food and raiment
let us be therewith content.
But they that will be rich fall into temptation
and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in
destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which
while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
But thou, O man of God, flee these
things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
meekness.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto
thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many
witnesses.
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things,
and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good
confession;
That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until
the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Which in his times he shall shew, who
is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Who only
hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no
man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting.
Amen.
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor
trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all
things to enjoy;
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to
distribute, willing to communicate;
Laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
I Timothy 6:6-19
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