The Collect
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God,
that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished,
by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Epistle (Galatians iv. 21)
TELL me, ye that desire to be under the
law, do ye not hear the law? For it is written, that Abraham had two
sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was
of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman
was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two
covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage,
which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth
to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But
Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. For
it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not: break forth and
cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more
children than she which hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac
was, are the children of promise. But as then he that was born after
the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it
is now. Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman
and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the
son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the
bondwoman, but of the free.
The Gospel (St. John vi. 1)
JESUS went over the sea of Galilee,
which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him,
because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were
diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with
his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When
Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him,
he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not
sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of
his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There
is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes:
but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit
down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in
number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he
had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples
to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as
they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather
up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they
gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments
of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them
that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that
Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet. that should come
into the world.
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