The Birth of John the Baptist

https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-06-24

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Principal Service
Isaiah 40.1-11
Psalm 85.7-13
Acts 13.14b-26 or
Galatians 3.23-29
Luke 1.57-66, 80

Third Service
Ecclesiasticus 48.1-10 or
Malachi 3.1-6
Luke 3.1-17
Morning Psalms
Psalms 50, 149

Second Service
Malachi 4
Matthew 11.2-19
Evening Psalms
Psalms 80, 82

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose providence your servant John the Baptist
was wonderfully born,
and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour
by the preaching of repentance:
lead us to repent according to his preaching
and, after his example,
constantly to speak the truth, boldly to rebuke vice,
and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
whose prophet John the Baptist
proclaimed your Son as the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world:
grant that we who in this sacrament
have known your forgiveness and your life-giving love
may ever tell of your mercy and your peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

BCP Holy Communion

Isaiah 40.1-11
Psalm 80.1-7
Isaiah 40.1-11 or
Acts 13.22-26
Luke 1.57-end

BCP Collect

Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by preaching of repentance; Make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching, and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord.