The Feast of St Basil the Great (15 Jun 2015)
宣召經句(The Feast the St Basil the Great should be on 14 June. As it overlaps the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, it is now shifted to 15 June.)
1) Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9)
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2) So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. (Ephesians 3:17-18)
祝文
1) O God, according to your will, some receive words of wisdom, others receive the language of knowledge and yet others receive constancy of faith, each receive their gifts through the same Holy Spirit: We praise you for the manifestation of your grace through your servant Basil the Great, grant O Lord, that your Church may never lack such gifts of grace; we ask this through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
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2) Almighty God, you have bestowed special grace upon your servant Basil the Great, that his understanding led him to impart the truth which is in Jesus Christ: Give grace O Lord, that we may appreciate his instruction, recongnise that you are the one true God, and comprehend the teaching of Jesus Christ whom you have sent to us; we ask this through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
舊約／第一次經課
1) Psalm 119:97-104
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2) Psalm 119:89-96
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3) Psalm 27
詩篇
1) Wisdom 7:7-14
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2) Proverb 3:1-7
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3) Wisdom 7:15-22a
書信／第二次經課
1) 1 Corinthians 2:6-10,13-16
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2) 1 Corinthians 3:5-11
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3) 2 Timothy 4:1-8
福音經課
1) John 17:18-23
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2) Matthew 13:47-52
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3) Matthew 5:13-19