The Feast



The Feast St. John, Apostle and Evangelist Sunday, 27 December 2020THE ORDER FORDAILY MORNING PRAYER? The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer by reading the following Sentences of Scripture.THE LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. ?Hab. ii. 20.I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the LORD. ?Psalm cxxii. 1.The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. St. John iv. 23.? Then the Minister shall say:LET us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.A General Confession.? To be said by the whole Congregation. after the Minister, all kneeling.ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.? Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord’s Prayer; the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.? Then likewise he shall say,Minister. O Lord, open thou our lips.Answer.And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. ? Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,Minister. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.Minister. Praise ye the Lord.Answer. The Lord’s Name be praised.?? Then shall be said the following CanticleVenite, exultemus Domino.O COME, let us sing unto the LORD; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King above all gods.In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the hills is his also.The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker.For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him. For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.As it was in the beginning, is w, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. Then shall follow a Portion of the PSALMS:Psalm 24. Domini est terra.(The king of glory – a psalm of David)(BCP pages 368-369)1 The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit.(The Lord is far above all gods)(BCP pages 460-461) 1 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.9 For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.12 Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.? Then shall be read the First Lesson (NOTE, That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say, “Here beginneth such a Chapter [or Verse of such a Chapter]. of such a Book; and after every Lesson, Here endeth the First [or the Second] Lesson.”)The first lessonExodus 33:12-2312 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.“Here endeth the First Lesson.”Thanks be to God.? Here shall be said the following Hymn. Benedictus es Domine.BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers; * praised and exalted above all for ever.Blessed art thou for the Name of thy Majesty; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness; * Praised and exalted above all for ever.Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubim: * praised and exalted above all for ever.Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy Kingdom: * praised and exalted above all for everBlessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: * praised and exalted above all for ever.? Then shall be read, in like manner, the Second LessonThe second lessonI St. John 1:1-101 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.“Here endeth the Second Lesson.”Thanks be to God.And after that shall be said the Hymn following. Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.O BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: * serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; * we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; Be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; * and his truth endureth from generation to generation.? Then shall be said the Apostles’ Creed by the Minister and the People, standing. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen.READING OF FATHER POTHIN’S REFLECTIONAmid the darkness, hold fast to light of hope Christian hope is not the same as being optimistic about the future, but it is knowing that whatever dark or frightening things are going on in one's life, God is there offering protection and light.Especially during Advent and in preparation for Christmas, we need to read the second half of the Book of Isaiah, "the great prophet of Advent, the great messenger of hope: "Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God."When the prophet was writing, the people of Israel were in exile, they had lost everything – their homeland, freedom, dignity and even their trust in God. They felt abandoned and without hope.Isaiah not only proclaims God's love and fidelity, but calls on those who still have faith to offer consolation to others and help them "reopen their hearts to faith.”The desert -- literally and figuratively – is a difficult place to live, but it is precisely the place where one can walk to return not only to one's homeland, but to God, return to hoping and smiling. When we are in darkness and difficulty, it's hard to smile.Hope teaches us to smile. One of the first things that happens to people who withdraw from God is that they are people without smiles. They might be able to laugh out loud -- tell one joke after another and laugh – but their smile is missing. When we are with a baby, a smile comes spontaneously because a baby is hope. We smile even if it's a bad day because we see hope. Hope does not come with power or wealth, but with trusting in God. It is knowing that God, with His love, walks with us. I hope because God is alongside me. And this is something all of us can say. I have hope because God walks with me, he walks alongside me and holds my hand. The key players in the Christmas story prove that "history is not made by the powerful,” but by God together with his little ones, those small and simple people whom we find around Jesus, who is about to be born: Zachariah and Elizabeth, who are old and marked by sterility; Mary, the young virgin engaged to Joseph; the shepherds, who were despised and counted for nothing. They had hope, and they turned the dark and twisted paths of life around them into "a highway toward the glory of the Lord.” There's no denying that there is a crisis of faith in the world today. People say, 'I believe in God. I'm Christian.' 'I belong to this or that faith community.’ But their lives are far from being Christian, far from God! Religion, faith has turned into an expression. Those who believe must convert, constantly turning their hearts to God and following that path toward him. He awaits us. He wants to be with Us, Emmanuel, God within us.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of Hope!The Offering of Prayers of Intercessions? And after that, these Prayers following, the people devoutly kneeling; the Minister first pronouncing,Minister. Let us pray.?Minister. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us.?Answer. And grant us thy salvation.?Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us.Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. ? Then shall follow the Collects:Collect for St. John, Apostle and Evangelist.Merciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it, being illumined by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John, may so walk in the light of thy truth, that it may at length attain to life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Collects for the Season.Almighty God, who hast given us thy only begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to b born of a pure virgin; Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.A Collect for Peace.O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.A Collect for Grace.O, Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings, being ordered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer for The President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority.O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Donald J. Trump, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord.A Prayer for the Clergy and People.ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate arid Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.For our countryALMIGHTY God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.In Time of War and Tumults.O Almighty God, the supreme Governor of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be merciful to those who truly repent; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory; through the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.2 Cor. Xiii. 14THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.“Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer.”FATHER POTHIN’S REFLECTIONAmid the darkness, hold fast to light of hope Christian hope is not the same as being optimistic about the future, but it is knowing that whatever dark or frightening things are going on in one's life, God is there offering protection and light.Especially during Advent and in preparation for Christmas, we need to read the second half of the Book of Isaiah, "the great prophet of Advent, the great messenger of hope: "Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God."When the prophet was writing, the people of Israel were in exile, they had lost everything – their homeland, freedom, dignity and even their trust in God. They felt abandoned and without hope.Isaiah not only proclaims God's love and fidelity, but calls on those who still have faith to offer consolation to others and help them "reopen their hearts to faith.”The desert -- literally and figuratively – is a difficult place to live, but it is precisely the place where one can walk to return not only to one's homeland, but to God, return to hoping and smiling. When we are in darkness and difficulty, it's hard to smile.Hope teaches us to smile. One of the first things that happens to people who withdraw from God is that they are people without smiles. They might be able to laugh out loud -- tell one joke after another and laugh – but their smile is missing. When we are with a baby, a smile comes spontaneously because a baby is hope. We smile even if it's a bad day because we see hope. Hope does not come with power or wealth, but with trusting in God. It is knowing that God, with His love, walks with us. I hope because God is alongside me. And this is something all of us can say. I have hope because God walks with me, he walks alongside me and holds my hand. The key players in the Christmas story prove that "history is not made by the powerful,” but by God together with his little ones, those small and simple people whom we find around Jesus, who is about to be born: Zachariah and Elizabeth, who are old and marked by sterility; Mary, the young virgin engaged to Joseph; the shepherds, who were despised and counted for nothing. They had hope, and they turned the dark and twisted paths of life around them into "a highway toward the glory of the Lord.” There's no denying that there is a crisis of faith in the world today. People say, 'I believe in God. I'm Christian.' 'I belong to this or that faith community.’ But their lives are far from being Christian, far from God! Religion, faith has turned into an expression. Those who believe must convert, constantly turning their hearts to God and following that path toward him. He awaits us. He wants to be with Us, Emmanuel, God within us.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of Hope!The Christmas WHY SeriesThe Last Gospel St. John 1:1-141 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 The same was in the beginning with God.3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Announcements are as follows:Thank you for worshiping with us at St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Catholic Church. We have resumed “in building Masses” at 10:30 a.m. at, 7817 Baltimore National Pike, Gambrill Center, Frederick, MD? 21702.? If you are unable to join us in person, please don’t worry, we will continue to live stream our worship services online from our new location. The sign in information will remain the same as we have been using, please see sign-in information below.?All are encouraged and welcome to join us by: * Telephone: 301-715-8592 (use code ID 2430380079)(password 987910)* Videophone via laptop or smartphone: Zoom.us (ID 2430380079) (password 987910) * Facebook live: Stmichaelacc?Please MUTE your phone or computer during the Mass so that everyone can clearly hear and understand Father Pothin and the Lay Readers.? Thank you.These features can be found on our website and will remain on our website indefinitely.?Due to COVID-19 disinfecting requirements, please email the names of those who you wish to include on the Intercession Prayer List to Jeanne Coderre at bluwines@ by 8:00 p.m. on Saturday so we can include them in Sunday’s Mass.??The headings/categories for the Prayers of Intercession are:?Prayers for Those Experiencing Adversities and/or Sickness;?Prayers of Thanksgiving; and?Prayers for the Departed.?Saint Michael the Archangel is leading a community based daily prayer (12:00-12:10 pm) to ask God favor during this COVID-19 pandemic. We are praying for healthcare workers, law enforcement personnel, scientists and our civil authorities who are working hard to keep us safe. You are all encouraged to join that prayer by calling and sharing your prayers:Telephone: 301-715-8592 (use code ID 2430380079) (password 987910).?REMEMBER:?Church Building Fund Challenge update: Phase 3 of our Building Fund Campaign will begin on 01 August 2020, and run through 31 December 2020.? The goal for Phase 3 is $11,400.? This will bring our overall BFC balance to $100,000 which will match the loan amount that the diocese offered us in November 2019.? To date we have received donations of $3,600.00 against our Phase 3 goal leaving an outstanding balance of $7,800.00. Please remember your donations to the Building Fund Campaign can be made via our website () or by mailing your check to our post office box (P.O. Box 315, Buckeystown, MD 21717) or by mailing your check directly to Lynne Brisbane at 3500 Basford Rd., Frederick, MD 21703.?We encourage everyone to continue to support the church by sending your offerings (collection) to the treasurer.??This can be done via our website (), mailing a check to our post office box (P.O. Box 315, Buckeystown, MD 21717) or by mailing your check directly to Lynne Brisbane at 3500 Basford Rd., Frederick, MD 21703.?Those celebrating birthdays in January are Mariama Thomas, Kevin Air, Ann Ryan Bachman and Jarius Rosales. Please keep them all in your prayers.Father Pothin is attending Mass at the Provisional Cathedral, in Richmond, VA, today, Sunday, 27 December 2020, therefore, we are celebrating Morning Prayer at 10:30 a.m. ................
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