Sunday, March 29, 2009

Torah: Genesis 22:1-19
Prophet: Isaiah 53:4-12
Writing: Wisdom 2:12-24
Psalm: 22:1-19
Epistle: Phillipians 2:5-11
1st Gospel: Mathew 21:1-11
2nd Gospel: Mathew. 26:47-27:56
Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who of your tender love towards mankind, has sent your Son, our Saviour Yeshua haMoshiach, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Yeshua haMoshiach our Lord.

Holy Monday: Dear Lord, as we remember the unknown woman, who anointed Jesus’s feet in prepation for his burial, help us to learn to truly to worship you in Spirit and truth, this we ask in the name of him who was crucified for our sins, our Lord, Yehsuah. Amen. (crimson)

Holy Tuesday: Dear Lord, we claim to know you, but fear of what others will say or think closes our mouths. Help us to be always willing to proclaim that we live for Yeshua, and for him alone. We ask in his most precious name, who feared not to tell the temple priests who he was. Amen. (crimson)

Holy Wednesday: Dear Lord, as Judas betrayed you, so we betray you in thousands of ways each and every day. Help us to truly repent of our sin, that being filled with your Ruach haKodesh that we would truly serve you. This we ask in the precious name of Yeshua. Amen. (crimson)

Passover: (Thursday Morning) Blessed Saviour, you led your ancient people into freedom through signs and wonders. Help us o Lord, to follow where you lead, that we may obtain our freedom in you. Through Yeshua HaMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

Maundy Thursday: Heavenly Father who commands us to wash one another’s feet, and calls us to participate in the body and blood of our Lord Yeshua. Help us to truly serve one another in love, and to discern the body and the blood, so that we may truly be empowered to do your will. This we ask in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Yeshua haMoshiach, who livers and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (crimson)

Good Friday: Dear Lord, behold us your family gathered together to remember how Yeshua suffered for us, and what he did for us. Guide us that we may crucify in our selves all of those desires and actions which lead us away from you, and help us to truly contemplate and understand what you did for us. (crimson)

Holy Saturday: Keep watch, O God, over us as you kept watch over your Son on that Sabbath day. Keep us in your care and help us to remember the miracle that took place on that Easter morning. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

29 march 2008: Fifth Sunday of Lent

Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-19
Prophet: Isaiah 56:1-57:13
Writing: II Chronicles 22:10-23:21
Psalm: 31
Epistle: James 5:7-20
Gospel: Mathew. 7:15-29
Collect: Dear Lord, you were spit upon, jeered, beaten and crucified for our sake. Teach us dear Lord to put you first in our lives, and humble us that serving you truly here we would attain greatness in your sight. This we ask through Adonai Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

Monday: How easy it is to forsake you, O Lord. Forgive us for not recognizing your bounteous blessings to us. Help us to see the constant reminders of your presence in our lives. Help us to walk in the faith you have given to us through HaMoshiach our Lord. Amen.

Tuesday: Merciful God, we try to do your will, which is to love kindness and mercy, and to walk humbly before you. We have come to realize that it is not possible by might nor power but by your Holy Spirit. Help us not to lose heart but to be encouraged by your words that constantly sustain us by knowing that you are still in control. Amen.

Wednesday: Don't you ever grow weary of our bad habits and weaknesses, O Lord? Why are you so patient with us? You believe that we can change. And your faith in us is just the thing to soften our hearts. Make it so, O Lord! Amen.

Thursday: Heavenly Father, your servant Richard of Chichester truly loved you and was so humble, that he eschewed riding horseback. Grant that we may follow his example and see you more clearly, love you more dearly and follow you more dearly day by day. Through Yeshuah haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)


Friday: Dear Lord, you raised up Martin Luther King, Jr. to challenge how we lived in faith and how we related to people who were different. Grant that when we are in error, we would repent, and make amends. This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.


Saturday: All powerful God, there is nothing beyond your understanding or that you cannot do. With a word spoken by your mouth or by a touch of your hands you can restore the sick to health and the dead to life. Make us sensitive to that miraculous touch so we can be healed both spiritually and physically. Through Christ's name we pray. Amen.

Monday, March 9, 2009

15 March 2009: 3rd Sunday of Lent

Torah: Deuteronomy 24:1-22
Prophet: Isaiah 54:1-17
Writing: II Chronicles 21;1-20
Psalm: 111
Epistle: James 4:13-17
Gospel: Mathew. 5:27-48
Collect: Dear Lord, who took up your cross and commanded us to follow you. Help us not to worry about our place in this world, nor that to come, but to learn to humble ourselves in your sight, to pick up our crosses and to follow you. This we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

Monday: Jesus Christ, our mediator between human being and God, we put our lives in your hands so you can plead our case before the Almighty God. Help us to be constant in our faith in you as the one who is there to support and sustain us. With prayer and supplication we make our concerns known to you. Amen.

Tuesday: Creator God, you have formed us from dust and have elaborated a handy work that is beyond all human understanding. We are mindful of who we are and from whence we came. Enable us to reflect your image which is the fruits of the spirit. Thank you, Lord, for making us who we are. Through Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen

Heavenly Father; who gave Patrick the strength to persevere and power to forgive his enemies, give us the strength and ability to forgive those who wrong us, and willingness of heart to tell them of the great love of Yeshuah. This we ask in his name, who lives and governs with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)

Wednesday: Gracious God, we are challenged daily by the need to love and trust others in our homes and in the world at large. Help us to learn from Jesus our Lord. Though he was betrayed he was able to pray for the forgiveness of his betrayers and abusers. Amen.

Thursday: Sacrificial Lamb, we are grateful for your willingness to give your lifefor the sake of all who are willing to surrender their life to you. Itis with your love and example shown that we can now reconcile to you, OGod almighty, as the guardian of our soul. Amen.

Heavenly Father, you raised up Yosef to be a step Father to our Lord Yeshuah haMoshiach. Grant that every father would be as faithful as Yosef in his sacred responsibility of modeling your fatherhood to us. This we ask through the same Yeshuah haMoshiach our Lord, who called Yosef, “father.” Amen. (white)


Friday: Suffering servant HaMoshiach, by your sacrifice we are saved from death and redeemed to serve you. Help us to proclaim your kingship and your kingdom to the world. Amen

Father, you called Cuthbert from being a shepherd of sheep to being a shepherd of persons. Grant that as we was willing to spread the Gospel in remote and dangerous places, that we too may be willing to proclaim the Gospel in areas of which we might fear and to people of whom we may be afraid. This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)


Saturday: Almighty God, in Jesus Christ you have called us to be your disciples;however, we do not want to obey you as our commander. We talk when weshouldn't and keep silent when we should stand up for what is right andpleasing in your sight. Help us to be of sound mind so that in humilitywe can respond to your calling. Have mercy on us humbly; through Jesusour anointed King. Amen.

Heavenly Father, you granted to your Bishop Thomas Cranmer great gifts in ordering the worship and prayer life of the English people, and though he slipped led him to repent of his recantations. Grant that we would truly seek to worship you in the spirit of holiness, and be ready to give up our lives for you. This we ask through Yeshuah, who lives and reins and is worshipped with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (red)

Sunday, March 1, 2009

8 March 2009: 2nd Sunday in Lent

Torah: Deuteronomy 23:1-24
Prophet: Isaiah 52:1-53:12
Writing: II Chronicles 20:1-37
Psalm: 106
Epistle: James 4:11-12
Gospel: Mathew. 5:13-26
Collect: Father, you sent Yeshua into the world to be rejected by the authorities and to be crucified for our sins. Guide us O Lord, that we would not be stumbling blocks to Messiah, nor his Kingdom, nor those who seek him. This we ask in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.

Monday: Heavenly Father, you have commanded us not to murder as all men are made in your image. Help us not to murder others in thought, word or deed that we may truly honor your image. This we ask in the name of the Lord Yeshua who spoke with words of love. Amen.

Heavenly Father, you raised up your servant Gregory of Nyssa to proclaim the Christian faith of one God in trinity of persons. Strengthen us, that like him we may continue steadfast in proclaiming the truth faith. This we ask through Yeshuah HaMoshiach, our Lord and Saviour who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)


Tuesday: Heavenly Father, as you have commanded us not to commit adultery so as to remember your faithfulness to the church, keep us from committing spiritual adultery that we not allow idols or false gods to come between you and us, and keep our marriages strong that they may glorify you. This we ask in the name of the bridegroom who is coming for his church. Amen.

Wednesday: Heavenly Father, stealing from out fellow man is the same as robbing you who created him in your image. Help us never to take what is not ours, and to always seek to treat our neighbour as we ourselves would like to be treated. This we ask in the name of our Lord Yeshua haMoshiach, who died that we too might be good neighbours. Amen.

Thursday: Heavenly Father, you commanded us not to bear false witness, but we claim to be Christians but do not bear that witness in our lives. Transform our lives that we may faithfully witness to Yeshua and build up His church. This we ask in his most blessed name. Amen.

Lord, you raised up Gregory of Rome to be a servant to the servants of God, and inspired him to send missionaries to England. Raise up in this and every generation Bishops who will truly serve their people in imitation of Messiah, and who are willing to proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)

Friday: Lamb of God, you took away the sins of the world by your sacrifice on the cross. What wondrous love, what good news! You went to the cross silently; may we come to the cross singing your praises in thanksgiving! Amen.

Saturday: Heavenly Father, you have taught us not to covet, so we would learn to be happy with those things you give us. Help us to be wise in determining our wants, that we may be pleased always with those things and events which you give us, this we ask through Yeshua who gratefully accepted all things from your hand. Amen.