THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER
THE EPIPHANY

INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.
All ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship before him: Sion heard of it, and rejoiced: and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps. ibid. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof. yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. V. Glory be.

COLLECT.
O Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and household continually in thy true religion: that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace, may evermore be defended by thy mighty power. [Through]

FIRST LESSON:  Wisdom 12:13-19

13] For neither is there any god besides thee, whose care is for all men, to whom thou shouldst prove that thou hast not judged unjustly; [14] nor can any king or monarch confront thee about those whom thou hast punished. [15] Thou art righteous and rulest all things righteously, deeming it alien to thy power to condemn him who does not deserve to be punished. [16] For thy strength is the source of righteousness, and thy sovereignty over all causes thee to spare all. [17] For thou dost show thy strength when men doubt the completeness of thy power, and dost rebuke any insolence among those who know it. [18] Thou who art sovereign in strength dost judge with mildness, and with great forbearance thou dost govern us; for thou hast power to act whenever thou dost choose. [19] Through such works thou has taught thy people that the righteous man must be kind, and thou hast filled thy sons with good hope, because thou givest repentance for sins.

Psalm 86:5-16

[5] For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.

[6] Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; hearken to my cry of supplication.

[7] In the day of my trouble I call on thee, for thou dost answer me.

[8] There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like thine.

[9] All the nations thou hast made shall come and bow down before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.

[10] For thou art great and doest wondrous things, thou alone art God.

[11] Teach me thy way, O LORD, that I may walk in thy truth; unite my heart to fear thy name.

[12] I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever.

[13] For great is thy steadfast love toward me; thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

[14] O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seek my life, and they do not set thee before them.

[15] But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

[16] Turn to me and take pity on me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

Glory be to the Father…………………………………….

EPISTLE. Colossians 3:12-17 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth thy majesty. V. When the Lord shall build up Sion: and when his glory shall appear. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 97. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. St. Matthew 13:24-30 24 AT that time; Jesus spake this parable unto the multitudes: The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass: I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.