John Mason Neale, Priest and Hymnographer, 1866

The Collect:

Rite I:
Grant unto us, O God, that in all time of our testing we may know thy presence and obey thy will; that, following the example of thy servant John Mason Neale, we may with integrity and courage accomplish what thou givest us to do, and endure what thou givest us to bear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Rite II:
Grant, O God, that in all time of our testing we may know your presence and obey your will; that, following the example of your servant John Mason Neale, we may with integrity and courage accomplish what you give us to do, and endure what you give us to bear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Lesson: 2 Chronicles 20:20-21

²⁰ They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, ‘Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God and you will be established; believe his prophets.’ ²¹When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him in holy splendour, as they went before the army, saying,
‘Give thanks to the Lord,
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.’

Psalm: Psalm 102:18-28 

¹⁸ Let this be written for a future generation, *
so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord.
¹⁹ For the Lord looked down from his holy place on high; *
from the heavens he beheld the earth;
²⁰ That he might hear the groan of the captive *
and set free those condemned to die;
²¹ That they may declare in Zion the Name of the Lord, *
and his praise in Jerusalem;
²² When the peoples are gathered together, *
and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.
²³ He has brought down my strength before my time; *
he has shortened the number of my days;
²⁴ And I said, “O my God,
do not take me away in the midst of my days; *
your years endure throughout all generations.
²⁵ In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations
of the earth, *
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
²⁶ They shall perish, but you will endure;
they all shall wear out like a garment; *
as clothing you will change them,
and they shall be changed;
²⁷ But you are always the same, *
and your years will never end.
²⁸ The children of your servants shall continue, *
and their offspring shall stand fast in your sight.”

Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 

¹ Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

² To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴ I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, ⁵ for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— ⁶ just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you— ⁷ so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46

⁴⁴ ‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

⁴⁵ ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; ⁴⁶on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

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