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Today
is November 9th, 2nd Sunday of the Kingdom:
Remembrance Sunday
First Reading: Micah 4: 1-5
A reading from the book of the prophet Micah.
1 In days to come the mountain of the Lord's house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised up above the hills. Peoples
shall stream to it, 2 and many nations shall come
and say: 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of
the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that
he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in
his paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 3 He shall
judge between many peoples, and shall arbitrate
between strong nations far away; they shall beat
their swords into ploughshares, and their spears
into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they learn war any
more; 4 but they shall all sit under their own vines
and under their own fig trees, and no one shall
make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts
has spoken. 5 For all the peoples walk, each in
the name of its god, but we will walk in the name
of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
Psalm 17.1-9
Hear
my just cause, O Lord; consider / my com/plaint:
listen
to my prayer, which comes / not from / lying / lips.
Let
my vindication come / forth from your / presence:
let
your eyes be/hold / what is / right.
Weigh
my heart, examine / me by / night:
refine
me, and you will find / no im/purity / in me.
My
mouth does not trespass for / earthly re/wards:
I
have / heeded the / words of your / lips.
My
footsteps hold fast in the ways of / your com/mandments:
my
feet have not / stumbled / in your / paths.
I
call upon you, O God, for / you will / answer me:
incline
your ear to me, and / listen / to my / words.
Show
me your marvellous / loving/kindness:
O
Saviour of those who take refuge at your right hand
from / those who / rise up a/gainst them.
Keep
me as the / apple of your / eye:
hide
me under the / shadow / of your / wings,
From
the wicked / who as/sault me:
from
my enemies who surround me to / take a/way my /
life.
Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18
A reading from Paul's first letter to the
Thessalonians. 13 Our friends, we want you to
know the truth about those who have died, so that
you will not be sad, as are those who have no hope.
14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and
so we believe that God will take back with Jesus
those who have died believing in him. 15 What we
are teaching you now is the Lord's teaching: we
who are alive on the day the Lord comes will not
go ahead of those who have died. 16 There will be
the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the
sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord himself will
come down from heaven. Those who have died believing
in Christ will rise to life first; 17 then we who
are living at that time will be gathered up along
with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air. And so we will always be with the Lord. 18 So
then, encourage one another with these words.
Gospel: Matthew 5.1-12
The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according
to Matthew. 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he
went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his
disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak,
and taught them, saying: 3 'Blessed are the poor
in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will
inherit the earth.6 Blessed are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will
receive mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed
are those who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed
are you when people revile you and persecute you
and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely
on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your
reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.'
Post Communion Prayer
God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed
the kingdom and restored the broken to wholeness
of life: look with compassion on the anguish of
the world, and by your healing power make whole
both people and nations; through our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen
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