THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Welcome to the Monastery Chapel.
We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship.
Prelude “Andante” from Sonata per violin e basso continuo FXIII, 56 (RV22)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
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Entrance Hymn Alleluia, song of gladness
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Opening Acclamation
Presider The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. People And also with you.
Collect for Purity
Presider Almighty God, People to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Hymn of Praise Glory to God in the highest A Community Mass, Richard Proulx (1937–2010)
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Collect of the Day
Presider The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Presider Let us pray. O God, as you by your Holy Spirit enabled your servant Antony to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; so give us grace to follow you with pure hearts and minds, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
People Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading Hebrews 5:1–10
Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are motheaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for the last days. Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts on a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you.
Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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The Holy Gospel Mark 2:17
An Alleluia is sung before the proclamation of the Gospel
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When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.
“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”
The Sermon
Prayers of the People
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Psalm 91 Qui habitat
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The Book of Common Prayer,
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Confession and Absolution of Sins
Presider Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Most merciful God, People we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Presider Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
The Peace
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Offertory Hymn O thou who camest from above
8 THE HOLY COMMUNION
The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer
The Hymnal 1982 S 148, alt.
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Sanctus Holy, holy, holy
A Community Mass, Richard Proulx
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Fraction Anthem Lamb of God A Community Mass, Richard Proulx
Invitation to Communion
Presider God’s holy gifts for God’s holy people.
People Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Communion Voluntary “Rondeau” from Troisième livre de pieces de clavecin, XV, no. 2
François Couperin (1668-1773)
Post-Communion Hymn
Blest are the pure in heart
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Prayer After Communion
Presider Father of all, People we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory. May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so that we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing and Dismissal
Postlude “Corrente” from Sonata per violin e basso continuo FXIII, 56 (RV22)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
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Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to the Monastery today, either in-person or online. If you are a visitor, or new to the Monastery or Community, please take a moment to introduce yourself to one of the Brothers following the Eucharist. If you are joining us online, drop us a note telling us where you are joining us from.
Happy Epiphany
The Brothers wish all of you a Happy and Joyous Epiphany-tide!
Emery House
We are excited about re-opening Emery House. Brothers Keith, David, and Jack have moved to Emery House today to re-establish our life there. Please watch for an announcement about when the guest ministries there will re-open.
Looking Ahead
The next quarterly Away Week will be 6–13 February. The chapel will close after Evening Prayer on Sunday, 5 February and reopen for Morning Prayer on Tuesday, 14 February. This time away gives the Brothers an opportunity to have some vacation or staycation time before Lent, visit their families, or have their own personal retreat.
Retreat Day
Our next monthly retreat day will be on Wednesday, 15 February. We will not pray Compline on Tuesday, 14 January, or Morning Prayer or Compline on Wednesday, 15 February. Our retreat day in March will be on Wednesday, 8 March.
Bishop Visitor
The Brothers recently elected The Right Reverend A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Bishop of New Hampshire, as our Bishop Visitor. Bishop Hirschfeld will be preaching and presiding on Shrove Tuesday, 21 February at 5:30 PM. Please join us in welcoming Bishop Rob as he takes up this ministry for the Community.
Ash Wednesday
There will be two celebrations of the Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes, on Ash Wednesday, 22 February. One will be at 8:00 AM and the other 12:30 PM. Please join us for one of those Liturgies, as we begin the season of Lent and our journey to Easter.
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Livestreaming
We have resumed livestreaming Evening Prayer and Compline throughout the week, as well as the Sunday and Tuesday Eucharists. If you are unable to join us in person, please join us online.
Covid Safety Practices
You may find that some windows are being left open in the Chapel to enhance the ventilation. Please dress accordingly. Following the recent case of COVID in the Community, you may see some Brothers wearing masks. While masks are no longer compulsory, we fully support those who choose to wear a mask for any reason. Please also remember that since this is our home, and several Brothers, as well as members of the congregation fall into the vulnerable persons category, we require everyone who attends Chapel services to be fully vaccinated and boosted.
Holy Communion
Following Diocesan guidelines, please refrain from Intinction (dipping the Bread into the Chalice). If you wish to abstain from receiving from the Chalice, remember that the Church catholic has always taught that the fullness of the Sacrament is received even when only one form is received.
Gluten Free Wafers at Holy Communion
Please indicate to the Brother administering Bread at Holy Communion if that is your preference.
Evening Prayer
Evening Prayer (Evensong) is one of the glories of Anglicanism. The community sings Evening Prayer at 6:00PM Wednesday through Saturday, and at 4:00PM on Sunday. Saturday and Sunday Evening Prayer are especially beautiful. Why not make attending Evening Prayer on Saturday or Sunday, or another evening during the week, part of your regular pattern.
Supplementary hymns are used by permission and licensed to be reprinted for this service by OneLicense.Net: #A725463
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The Monastery as Sanctuary
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We want our Monastery to be a sanctuary for our guests and for the Brothers. Please silence your electronic devices. We also ask you not to photograph, video, or record services in the Chapel, or to photograph other guests or Brothers without their express permission.
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Br. Todd Blackham, Presider & Preacher
Br. Michael Hardgrove, Acolyte
Dr. Val Arsenault, Violin Mr. Robert Humphreville, Monastery Organist Br. Sean Glenn, ‘Cello ❖
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