19 August: 12 Sunday of Gracetide

Torah:  Deuteronomy 11:1-32
Prophet:  Zechariah 11:4-17
Writing:  Wisdom of Solomon 6:22-7:28
Psalm:  25
Epistle:  Galatians 1:1-21

Gospel:  John 13:31-38

Collect: Gracious Father, you are always ready to forgive us.  Help us to see the true state we are in that we may repent and come to you for forgiveness, that we may join you in the banquet which you have prepared for all who serve you.  This we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory  everlasting.

13 August:  Precious Yeshua, even when we act with the smallest amount of faith you hear and respond to our call and make the possible into the seemingly impossible from our human perspective. We are awed by your presence with us. Amen.

14 August:  Holy One, we come to you imperfect and in need of your saving love and grace. We pray that you will breathe into us your Holy Spirit that alone can cleanse and renew us. In Yeshua' name we pray and live eternally.  Amen.

15 August:  Heavenly Father, you raised up Miriam to be the Theotokous, the mother of our Lord Yeshuah haMoshiach, grant that we like her may say, “be it unto me according to your word,” and to obey her instructions, “do whatever he tells you to do.  In the name of her son, Yeshuah, we pray.  Amen.   (blue)

16 August:  All-knowing Spirit, you have given us eyes to see your wonders as well as the needs of this world. We have ears to hear your call to be mindful and respectful of both. May we honor and serve you with our whole selves. In the way of Yeshua. Amen.

17 August:  Sustainer God, often we fail to remember that you provide for all our needs. There is nothing so insignificant that it escapes your notice. We humbly praise and thank you for your gracious care. Multiply our faith as you did loaves and fishes. In Yeshua' name. Amen.

18 August:  Holy Shepherd, thank you for gathering our hearts and minds back to you in our wanderings. In gratitude for your grace may we share our lives with your people in a way that reflects your enduring love and care, as HaMoshiach's hands and feet. Amen.

12 August 2012: 11th Sunday of Gracetide

Torah:  Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22
Prophet:   Zechariah 10:1-11:3
 Writing:   Wisdom of Solomon 6:1-21
Psalm:  
Epistle:  II Corinthians 13: 1-14

Gospel:  John 12: 20-26

Collect:   Gracious Father, your Son Yeshua wept for Jerusalem and its sins.  So open up our hearts and minds to the power of the Holy Spirit that we would enter through the narrow gate that leads to life.  This we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you in glory everlasting.  Amen.  

 

6 August:  Lord, you raised up your servant Dominic to preach and encourage others to teach the true faith.  Help us and all your church seek always the truth, which is Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting.  Amen.  (white)

7 August:  Loving God, how awesome that you call on your hosts of angels to gather us to you. Your angels sing your praise as we listen with renewed faith.  Our finite human words can scarcely profess the depth of our thanks and praise. In Yeshua' name. Amen.

8 August:   El Shaddai, God of all nations, people, kindred, and tongue, we thank you for the freedom we have in Yeshua HaMoshiach. We pray for those in our world who have not yet experienced the deliverance which comes from knowing you. May your liberating grace reach every heart this day. Amen.

9 August:  Lamb of God, as a people called into being for you may we declare your good news and shine as your light in this place we call home. Thank you for the shelter you give us in your love. Amen.

10 August:  Father, you raised up your deacon Laurence to serve you through acts of love, and fearsome martyrdom.  Help us that we would always remember that the true treasures of the church are those who need to hear the word of God, this we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting, Amen.  (red)

11 August:  Father, as you raised up Clare to serve you and your church, raise up in this and every generation men and women who will learn truly to put aside the things of this world and serve you truly, this we ask though him who gave up his glory for us, your son, our Lord Yeshuah haMoshiach.  Amen.  (white)

5 August 2012: 10th Sunday of Gracetide

Torah: Deuteronomy 8:1-20 Prophet: Zechariah 9:1-17 Writing: Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-23 Psalm: Epistle: II Corinthians 11 Gospel: John 12:1-10 Collect: Gracious Father, you command us to prepare for the kingdom by doing justice, loving with all our hearts and walking humbly with you. Help us to be faithful servants building up treasures in heaven by serving you through our neighbours here on earth. 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 30 July: God of the Covenant, your word inspires us to live in relationship to your call. Help us to follow the example of William Wilberforce, that we may constantly defend the poor, help those with no helper, and seek the kingdom. Through Yeshuah who freed us from the slavery to our sins we pray. Amen. (white) 31 July: Heavenly Father, you raised up Ignatius of Loyola to found the Society of Jesus. We pray with him, that you would take us away from ourselves, and let us belong completely to you, take away from us everything that keeps us apart from you, and grant us everything that draws us closer to you, this we ask, through Yeshua, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white) 1 August: Dear Lord, as you guided Yosef of Arimathea to follow and bury the Messiah, and to eventually carry the Gospel to Great Brittain, raise up in this and every land missionaries who would publicly serve Yeshuah and truly proclaim the Gospel. This we ask in the name of him who was buried by Yosef, only to rise from the dead on the third day, Yeshuah, our risen Saviour. Amen. (white) 2 August (Transferred from July 29) Blessed Father, you raised up Mary and Martha of Bethany to serve our Lord, each in her own way. Grant that we may serve you directly and though others with the same love that Mary and Martha had, this we ask through our Lord and Saviour, Yeshuah, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in Glory everlasting. Amen. (white) 3 August Help us, O Lord, to remember those who need us to make it through another day. Supply their needs and transform their lives into service for you. Give us grace to share the blessing and reverence of your creation. Through Yeshua HaMoshiach our Lord. Amen. . 4 August: Lord of All, your mercy extends beyond any borders we know. Your rule of justice reaches out to all of creation, and we are grateful. Your love is abundantly available to all who seek to know you. May the lost find you near. This we ask through our Lord and Saviour Yeshua haMoshiach, who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

5th Sunday of Easter: 6 May 2011

Torah: Numbers 33:50-35:29 Prophet: Habakkuk 2:1-20 Writing: Judith 8:1-36 Psalm: 37 For the Epistle: Acts 11:19-30 Gospel: John 21:15-19 Collect: Risen Lord, who is known to us in the breaking of the bread. Remind us day by day to manifest your kingdom, that all peoples may see you in us. This we ask in the name of Yeshuach haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen (white) 30 April: Heavenly Father, you gave Catherine of Siena gifts of wisdom, insight and knowledge. Grant that we like she may seek true reconciliation of the church and that we would work mightily for those in need. This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach, who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white) (transferred from the 29th) 1 May: Heavenly Father, you raised up Saints Phillip and James to be disciples of Jesus and to proclaim the Gospel. Grant that we like them may proclaim the Gospel wherever we are, and whatever we are doing. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (red) 2 May: Dear Lord, you raised up Athanasius to stand for the holy Catholic faith. Raise up for us fearless Bishops who will stand up for the truth, not matter what the consequences. This we ask through Yeshuah haMoshiach our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white) 3 May: Heavenly Father, you raised up Jeremiah to warn of your judgement and to challenge people to repent and follow you. Raise up men and women to challenge us when we are in sin and to help us return to you. This we ask in the name of Yeshua who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach ha Kodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. 4 May: Father, you gave Monica the spiritual gifts to persevere in prayer for the conversion of her husband and son. Grant that we may so persevere in our prayers as to draw nearer to you each day. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white) Saturday: Lamb of God, as a people called into being for you may we declare your good news and shine as your light in this place we call home. Thank you for the shelter you give us in your love. Amen.

Septugesima Sunday: 5 February 2012

Torah: Numbers 21:1-35
Prophet: Obadiah 1:1-21
Writing: Judith 1:1-16
Psalm: 58
Epistle: II Corinthians 1: 1-24
Gospel: John 6:1-15
Collect: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Lord, you demonstrated your power to forgive sins through healings and miracles. Grant that your church empowered by the Holy Spirit would proclaim your forgiveness to all nations in all times and places. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

30 January: God of yesterday, today, and forever, may we always remember the
blessings we have received in the past, celebrate the joy of living each day, and anticipate your being with us tomorrow in this life or the next. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (green)

31 January: Lord God, forgive us for trusting in our own strength rather than turning to you. Open our hearts and minds that we may invite your spirit to live within us and work through us, as witnesses of your love to our broken and hurting world. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (green)

February 1: We love you, Lord. Teach us to love even as you have loved us. Through
your word, teach us to live as you would have us live and to indeed hold fast to what is good. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (green)

February 2: Father, as this day Yeshuah was presented in the temple, grant that our Lord Yeshuah would present us to you that we may serve you truly in this world and the next. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)

February 3: Dear Lord, as you raised up Anskar to be missionary to the lands of Germany, Denmark and Sweden, raise up in this and every generation Bishops who will preach the Gospel and guard the Faith. This we ask though Yeshua who lives and reigns with you and Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (red)

February 4: Blessed Saviour, by dreams and visions you ensured that Cornelius the Centurion would be the first Christian of the Goyim. Grant that your Spirit would continue to work in miraculous ways to invite all Jews and Goyim into the kingdom. 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. (white)

4th Sunday of Epiphany (proper 1): 29 January 2012

Torah: Numbers 20:1-29
Prophet: Amos 8:1-9:15
Writing: Esther 9:1-10:31
Psalm: 30
Epistle: I Corinthians 16:1-24
Gospel: John 5: 1-18
Collect: Oh Lord, you manisfested the kingdom through acts of great power, remind us always in our hearts that you called us to show mercy and forgiveness and to do the same deeds and greater deeds that you did. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (green)

23 January: Heavenly Father, as you raised Vincent to be deacon in Saragossa, and gave him eloquence to proclaim and strength to die for his faith, so fill us with your spirit that we would always be ready to proclaim the Gospel and to live and die for Yeshua. In the name of Yeshua we pray, Amen. (red)

24 January: Having you as our advocate, in whose favour we have our being, open our eyes to the needs of others. Make us, by your Spirit, defenders and
upholders, allies of all who suffer. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reigns with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (green).

25 January: Lord, as we remember your appearance to St. Paul and his marvellous conversion on this day, so move in our hearts that we would share his passion to proclaim the Gospel. 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. (white)

26 January: Blessed Lord, you raised up Timothy and Titus to be Bishops in your church. So raise up in this and every generation Bishops who will follow the pure teachings of your blessed word that the church would grow in faith and knowledge and love of 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. (red)

27 January: Heavenly Father, you strengthened Gregory of Nazianzus through sickness and persecution. As he was on fire with love for you, so train us up that we may be aflame with your love and share it with all the world. This we ask through Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen. (white)

28 January: Eternal God, help us to maintain our focus on your glory, rather than on the glories of the world. We turn our hearts to you as the holy giver of all life, as we seek to deepen our devotion to you. Hear us, Lord, we pray. Amen.

The Holy Name: 1 Januarary 2012

Torah: Genesis 17:1-12
Prophet: Isaiah 9:1-6
Writing: Esther 4: 1-16
Psalm: 6
Epistle: Romans 1:1-7
Gospel: Luke 2:15-21
Collect: : Emanuel, you who are with us, help us to remember that the name of Yeshua proclaims your salvation and healing, and through his finished work on the cross he completed his obedience to the law and the prophets began on this day, when he first shed blood in obedience. Help us so to contemplate his holy name that we would truly accept that salvation, healing, and wholeness and that our obedience to you would lead to salvation and healing of many. This we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach who lives and governs with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.

26 December: Emanuel, you raised up your servant Stephan to a ministry of service and to preach the Gospel. Teach us like him to forgive those who persecute us, and to be faithful in service and proclaiming your kingdom, this we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who took our nature upon himself to redeem it. Amen. (red)

27 December: Emanuel, you raised up John to proclaim the Gospel, to reveal that you are love, and to be Bishop of Ephesus. Help us to so love one another that the world would see you in us and our behaviour and come to know you as Lord, and Saviour: this we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who took our nature upon himself to redeem it. Amen. (white)

28 December: Emmanuel, as we remember the lives and deaths of those who died when Herod was attempting to kill you, help us to resist tyrants, and to stand strong against those forces today which would destroy innocent lives, whether through neglect or intent: this we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who took our nature upon himself to redeem it. Amen. (red)

29 December: Emmanuel, you raised up Thomas Becket to protect the church against the authorities of this world. Help us to remember that the church must be in subjection to you and your word, and not to the authorities or whims of this world: this we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who took our nature upon himself to redeem it. Amen. (red)

30 December: Emanuel, our God with us, grant us, we pray, a listening ear to hear your voice. We live in a world that is so loud with activities of the daily clamouring of life. It can be difficult to hear you Lord. Give us Samuel's ear to hear even your whispers: this we ask in the name of Yeshua haMoshiach, who took our nature upon himself to redeem it. Amen. (white)

31 December: Emanuel, as you raised up John Wycliff to challenge the church to follow Yeshua and to translate scriptures into the language of the common man, raise up for us clergy who will call us to follow you, and who will make scripture clear to all, that we may truly follow Yeshua. This we ask in the name of Yeshua, whose birth we celebrate. Amen. (White)