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ST. Matthias'
Anglican Church
Westmount, qc
September 5th, 2021
Fifteenth Sunday
after
Pentecost
St. Matthias’, our spiritual home, is located in the
traditional territory of the
Haudenosaunee & Anishinaabeg.
St Matthias, notre foyer spirituel, se trouve sur le
territoire ancestral des Haudenosaunee et des
Anishinaabeg.Prayers for the Morning The Minister shall read aloud these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Psalm 96:9 Let your countenance shine upon your servant and teach me your statutes. Psalm 119.135 1st Hymn #8 (Common Praise - Canada) Awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily stage of duty run; shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise to pay thy morning sacrifice. Redeem thy misspent time that's past, and live this day as if thy last; improve thy talent with due care; for the great day thyself prepare. Let all thy converse be sincere, thy conscience as the noonday clear; think how all-seeing God thy ways and all thy secret thoughts surveys. Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, and with the angels bear thy part, who all night long unwearied sing glory to the eternal King. The Minister, turning to the people, shall say the Exhortation.
DEARLY beloved, we have come together in the presence of Almighty God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and mind to worship him, let us kneel in silence, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness of the same by his infinite goodness and mercy. A general Confession to be said of the whole Congregation with the Minister. Merciful God, you have called us to live lives worthy of the calling to which we have been called. But we confess to you and each other that we have not always spoken the truth in love; we have not always made every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Forgive us and, by your grace, help us to grow in every way into him who is our head, Jesus Christ. Amen. The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone. The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen. Minister. O Lord, open thou our lips; People. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Minister. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; People. There is no end of his greatness. Minister. One generation shall praise your works to another
People. And shall declare your love.
Minister. All your works praise you, O Lord,
People. And your faithful servants bless you.
Minister. They make known the glory of your kingdom
People. And speak of your love.
Minister. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord;
People. Let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Canticle
VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO.
Said together.
O COME, let us sing unto the Lord:
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,
and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth:
and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it:
and his hands prepared the dry land.
O COME, let us worship, and fall down,
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.For he is the Lord our God;
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
GLORY be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
PSALM 125
said together.
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people,
from this time on and forevermore.
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the
righteous,
so that the righteous might not stretch out their hands to do wrong.
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts.
But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways the LORD will
lead away with evildoers.Peace be upon Israel!
GLORY be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
The First Lesson. Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 Première lecture. Proverbes 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Read by Mark Gallop Lue par Mark Gallop
A good name is to be chosen rather than great Une bonne réputation est préférable à de grandes
riches, and to be favoured is better than silver or richesses, et la grâce vaut mieux que l’or et l’argent. Le
gold. The rich and the poor have this in common: riche et le pauvre se rencontrent: c'est l'Eternel qui les a
the LORD is the maker of them all. Whoever sows faits l'un et l'autre. Celui qui sème l'injustice moissonnera
injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger le malheur, et le bâton de sa colère sera brisé. L'homme
will fail. Those who are generous are blessed, for au regard bienveillant sera béni parce qu'il donne de son
they share their bread with the poor. Do not rob pain au plus faible. Ne dépouille pas le faible parce qu'il
the poor because they are poor, or crush the est faible et n'écrase pas le malheureux à la porte de la
ville, car l'Eternel défendra leur cause et dépouillera de
afflicted at the gate; for the LORD pleads their
leur vie ceux qui les auront dépouillés.
cause and despoils of life those who despoil them.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Ecoutez ce que l’esprit dit à l’Eglise.
All. Thanks be to God.
Tous. Nous rendons grâce à Dieu.
Canticle
BENEDICTUS
said together
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
GLORY be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.The Second Lesson. James 2:1-17 Deuxième lecture. Jacques 2:1-17
Read by Kay Turner Lue par Kay Turner
My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of Mes frères et sœurs, que votre foi en notre glorieux
favouritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Seigneur Jésus-Christ soit libre de tout
Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine favoritisme. Supposez en effet qu’entre dans votre
clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor assemblée un homme portant un anneau d'or et
person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you des habits somptueux, et qu’entre aussi un pauvre
take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and aux habits crasseux. Si vous tournez les regards
say, "Have a seat here, please," while to the one who vers celui qui porte les habits somptueux pour lui
is poor you say, "Stand there," or, "Sit at my feet," dire: «Toi, assieds-toi ici à cette place d'honneur» et
have you not made distinctions among yourselves, que vous disiez au pauvre: «Toi, tiens-toi là debout»
and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my ou bien: «Assieds-toi par terre, à mes pieds», ne
beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen faites-vous pas en vous-mêmes une distinction et ne
the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be devenez-vous pas des juges aux mauvais
heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those raisonnements? Ecoutez, mes frères et sœurs bien-
who love him? But you have dishonoured the aimés: Dieu n'a-t-il pas choisi ceux qui sont pauvres
poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not aux yeux du monde pour les rendre riches dans la
they who drag you into court? Is it not they who foi et héritiers du royaume qu'il a promis à ceux
blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked qui l'aiment? Et vous, vous méprisez le pauvre!
over you? You do well if you really fulfill the royal N'est-ce pas les riches qui vous oppriment et qui
law according to the scripture, "You shall love your vous traînent devant les tribunaux? N'est-ce pas
neighbor as yourself." But if you show partiality, eux qui insultent le beau nom que vous portez? Si
you commit sin and are convicted by the law as vous accomplissez la loi royale d’après
transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law l'Ecriture: Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-
but fails in one point has become accountable for même, vous faites bien. Mais si vous faites du
all of it. For the one who said, "You shall not favoritisme, vous commettez un péché; la loi vous
commit adultery," also said, "You shall not dénonce comme étant coupables. De fait, la
murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but personne qui obéit à toute la loi mais qui pèche
if you murder, you have become a transgressor of contre un seul commandement est en faute vis-à-
the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be vis de l’ensemble. En effet, celui qui a dit: Tu ne
judged by the law of liberty. For judgment will be commettras pas d'adultère a aussi dit: Tu ne
without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; commettras pas de meurtre. Si tu ne commets pas
mercy triumphs over judgment. What good is it, d'adultère mais que tu commettes un meurtre, tu
my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith es coupable d’infraction à la loi. Parlez et agissez
but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a comme des personnes appelées à être jugées par
brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and une loi de liberté, car le jugement est sans
one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm compassion pour qui n'a pas fait preuve de
and eat your fill," and yet you do not supply their compassion. La compassion triomphe du
jugement. Mes frères et sœurs, que sert-il àbodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by quelqu'un de dire qu'il a la foi, s'il n'a pas les
itself, if it has no works, is dead. œuvres? Cette foi peut-elle le sauver? Si un frère
ou une sœur sont nus et manquent de la
nourriture de chaque jour, et que l'un de vous leur
dise: «Partez en paix, mettez-vous au chaud et
rassasiez-vous» sans pourvoir à leurs besoins
physiques, à quoi cela sert-il? Il en va de même
pour la foi: si elle ne produit pas d'œuvres, elle est
morte en elle-même.
Ecoutez ce que l’esprit dit à l’Eglise.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Tous. Nous rendons grâce à Dieu.
All. Thanks be to God.
2nd Hymn #306 (Common Praise – Canada)
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my dear Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life, and health, and peace.
He speaks, and, listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
Hear him, ye deaf, ye voiceless ones,
your loosened tongues employ;ye blind, behold your Saviour come,
and leap, ye lame, for joy!
My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honours of thy name.
The Third Lesson. Mark 7:24-37 Troisième lecture. Marc 7:24-37
Read by Veronique Robert Lue par Veronique Robert
From there he set out and went away to the region Jésus partit de là et s'en alla dans le territoire de Tyr
of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want et de Sidon. Il entra dans une maison, désirant que
anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not personne ne le sache, mais il ne put rester
escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter caché, car une femme dont la fillette avait un esprit
had an unclean spirit immediately heard about impur entendit parler de lui et vint se jeter à ses
him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. pieds. Cette femme était une non-Juive d'origine
Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician syro-phénicienne. Elle le pria de chasser le démon
origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of hors de sa fille. Jésus lui dit: «Laisse d'abord les
her daughter. He said to her, "Let the children be enfants se rassasier, car il n'est pas bien de prendre
fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food le pain des enfants et de le jeter aux petits
and throw it to the dogs." But she answered him, chiens.» «Oui, Seigneur, lui répondit-elle, mais les
"Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the petits chiens, sous la table, mangent les miettes des
children's crumbs." Then he said to her, "For enfants.» Alors il lui dit: «A cause de cette parole,
saying that, you may go--the demon has left your tu peux t’en aller: le démon est sorti de ta fille.» Et
daughter." So she went home, found the child quand elle rentra chez elle, elle trouva l'enfant
lying on the bed, and the demon gone. Then he couchée sur le lit: le démon était sorti. Jésus quitta
returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way le territoire de Tyr et revint par Sidon vers le lac de
of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region Galilée en traversant la région de la Décapole. On
of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man lui amena un sourd qui avait de la difficulté à
who had an impediment in his speech; and they parler et on le supplia de poser la main sur lui. Il
begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him le prit à part loin de la foule, lui mit les doigts dans
aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his les oreilles et lui toucha la langue avec sa propre
fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his salive. Puis il leva les yeux au ciel, soupira et dit:
tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and «Ephphatha» – c'est-à-dire «Ouvre-toi». Aussitôt
said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." ses oreilles s'ouvrirent, sa langue se délia et il se mit
And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue à parler correctement. Jésus leur recommanda dewas released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus n'en parler à personne, mais plus il le leur
ordered them to tell no one; but the more he recommandait, plus ils le proclamaient. Remplis
ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed d'étonnement, ils disaient: «Il fait tout à merveille;
it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, il fait même entendre les sourds et parler les
"He has done everything well; he even makes the muets.»
deaf to hear and the mute to speak.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Ecoutez ce que l’esprit dit à l’Eglise.
All. Thanks be to God. Tous. Nous rendons grâce à Dieu.
THE CREED
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints;
The Forgiveness of sins;
The Resurrection of the body,And the Life everlasting.
Amen.
Minister. The Lord be with you;
People. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us.
People. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Minister. Lord, have mercy upon us.
All
OUR Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
Then the Priest standing up shall say:
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
People. And grant us thy salvation.
Priest. O Lord, save the Queen;
People. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;People. And make thy chosen people joyful. Priest. O Lord, save thy people; People. And bless thine inheritance. Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord; People. And evermore mightily defend us. Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us; People. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. THE COLLECT. STIR UP, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, that richly bearing the fruit of good works, we may by you be richly rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Second Collect, for Justice. BLESSED PRESENCE, who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Third Collect, for Reconciliation. HOLY ONE, creator of all that is, seen and unseen, of story and of song, of heartbeat and of tears of bodies, souls, voices, and all relations: you are the God of all truth and the way of all reconciliation. Uphold with your
love and compassion all who open their lives in the sacred sharing of their
stories, breathe in us the grace to trust in your loving forgiveness, that we
may face our histories with courage; touch us through the holy gift of
story that those who speak and those who listen may behold your own
redeeming presence; guide us with holy wisdom to enter through the
gates of remorse that our feet may walk gently and firmly on the way of
justice and healing. Amen.
The Summary of the Law.
OUR LORD Jesus Christ said: hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one
Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the
first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets.
People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write both these thy laws in our
hearts, we beseech thee.
Reflection
Intercessions
A General Thanksgiving, to be said by the Minister and people together
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, We your servants do give you
most humble and heartfelt thanks For all your goodness and loving
kindness to us and to all people: We bless you for our creation,
preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your in-
estimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech you,
give us that due sense of all your mercies, that our hearts may beunfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth your praise, not only with
our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to your service, and by
walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all
honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to
make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when
two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their
requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as
may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of
thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
Poem
The Poor
Roberto Sosa translated by Spencer Reece
Read by Mark Gallop
The poor are many
and so—
impossible to forget.
No doubt,
as day breaks,
they see the buildings
where they wish
they could live with their children.
Theycan steady the coffin
of a constellation on their shoulders.
They can wreck
the air like furious birds,
blocking out the sun.
But not knowing these gifts,
they enter and exit through mirrors of blood,
walking and dying slowly.
And so,
one cannot forget them.
Acclamation
Minister. Come to me and listen to my words;
hear me, and you shall have life.
People. Come to me and listen to my words;
hear me, and you shall have life.
Minister. The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom to the
simple.
People. Hear me, and you shall have life.
Minister. The statutes of the Lord are right and rejoice the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure and gives light to the
eyes.
People. Hear me, and you shall have life.
Minister. The fear of the Lord is clean and endures for ever;the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
People. Hear me, and you shall have life.
Minister. More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine
gold; sweeter also than honey dripping from the honeycomb.
People. Come to me and listen to my words;
hear me, and you shall have life.
Blessing
Minister. The Lord bless you and keep you:
People. Amen
Minister. The Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you:
People. Amen.
Minister. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace:
People. Amen.
Minister. The Lord God almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
guard you, save you, and bring you to that heavenly city, where
he lives and reigns for ever and ever.
People. Amen.
Concluding Hymn #397 (Common Praise - Canada)
Praise the one who break the darkness
with a liberating light.Praise the one who frees the prisoners, turning blindness into sight. Praise the one who preached the gospel, healing every dread disease, calming storms and feeding thousands with the very bread of peace. Praise the one who blessed the children with a strong yet gentle word. Praise the one who drove out demons with a piercing two-edged sword. Praise the one who brings cool water to the desert's burning sand. From this well comes living water, quenching thirst in every land. Praise the one true love incarnate: Christ who suffered in our place. Jesus died and rose for many that we may know God by grace. Let us sing for joy and gladness, seeing what our God has done. Praise the one redeeming glory, praise the One who makes us one. Dismissal Minister. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord People. Thanks be to God.
St. Matthias’ Church
10 Church Hill
Westmount, QC
H3Y 2Z9
Tel: 514-933-4295
Fax: 514-933-3309
Email: office@st-matthias.ca
Web: www.st-matthias.ca
FB: St. Matthias Church - Église Saint-Matthias
Rector
Fr. Patrick Wheeler
Clergy Associates
The Most Reverend Bruce Stavert, Archbishop of Quebec (retired)
The Rev. Prof. Patricia G. Kirkpatrick
The Rev. Dr. Terry Hidichuk
The Rev. Gwenda Wells
Director of Music/Organist
Scott Bradford
Rector’s and Peoples’ Warden
Elaine Bilodeau & Heather Barwick
Deputy Rector’s Warden & Sunday School Superintendent
Jessica Stilwell
Zoom Verger
Tyler Schmidt
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