Welcome to St. Luke’s Feast of St. Luke Welcome & Prayer Welcome & Prayer The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all Al with you all. desires kn known, and from you no secr crets are An And also with you. hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by Alleluia! Christ is risen. the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may The Lord is risen indeed. . Alleluia! perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. . Amen. May his grace and peace be with you. May he fj fjll our hearts with joy. Al Almighty God, who inspired Lu Luke the physician to procl claim the love and healing power of your Son, give your Church, by the grace of the Spirit and the medici cine of the gospel, the same love and The Song of Mary The Song of Mary power to heal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Luke 1:46-55 Luke 1:46-55 who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Am Amen.
My soul procl claims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; for He has mercy on those who fear him in every he has looked with favour on his lowly servant. generation. From this day all generations will call me He has shown the strength of his arm, he has blessed: : the Almighty has done great things scattered the proud in their conce ceit. for me, and holy is his name. He has come to the help of his servant Israel, for he has remembered his promise of mercy, He has cast down the mighty from their the promise he made to our fathers, to thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. Abraham and his children for ever. Ab He has fj fjlled the hungry with good things, and Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the the rich he has sent away empty. Holy Spirit: : as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.Am .Amen. Honour physicians for their services, for the Lord created them; for their gift of healing comes from the Most High, and they are rewarded by the king. The skill of physicians makes them distinguished, and in the presence of the great they are admired. The Lord created medicines out of the earth, and Sirach 38:1–4, 6– 10, 12–14 Sirach 38:1–4, 6– 10, 12–14 the sensible will not despise them. And he gave skill to human beings that he might be glorifjed in his marvellous works. By them the physician heals and takes away pain; the pharmacist makes a mixture from them. God’s works will never be fjnished; and from him health spreads over all the earth.
My child, when you are ill, do not delay, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you. Give up your faults and direct your hands rightly, and cleanse your heart from all sin. Then give the physician his place, The Word of the Lord. for the Lord created him; do not let him leave you, for you need him. There may come a time when Thanks be to God. recovery lies in the hands of physicians, for they too pray to the Lord that he will grant them success in diagnosis and in healing, for the sake of preserving life. Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! how pleasant it is to honour him with praise! The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. Psalm 147:1-7 Psalm 147:1-7 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; there is no limit to his wisdom. The Lord lifts up the lowly, but ca casts the wick cked 2 Timothy 4:5-13 2 Timothy 4:5-13 to the ground. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make music to our God upon the harp.
As for you, always be sober, endure sufgering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry Do your best to come to me soon, for Demas, in fully. love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to As for me, I am already being poured out as a Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get libation, and the time of my departure has come. I Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful in my have fought the good fjght, I have fjnished the ministry. I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. When you race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which Troas, also the books, and above all the the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on parchments. that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. Gospel Reading Gospel Reading The Lord be with you. And also with you. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Then Jesus, fjlled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he Luke 4:14-21 Luke 4:14-21 had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, The Gospel of Christ to let the oppressed go free, Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’ And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fjxed on him. Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfjlled in your hearing.’ Creed Creed Let us confess our faith, as we say, I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. cr I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He sufg fgered under Pontius Pilate, was cr cruci cifj fjed, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. Creed Creed On the third day he rose again. . He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. . He will come again to judge the living and the Prayers of the People Prayers of the People dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. . Am Amen.
Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infjnite in mercy; he welcomes sinners and Confession & Absolution Confession & Absolution invites them to his table. Let us confess our sins, confjdent in God’s forgiveness. Most merci ciful God, 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. . Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and We have not loved you with our whole heart; we deliver you from all your sins, confjrm and have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. . We strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in are truly sorry and we humbly repent. . For the eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us Am Amen. and forgive us, that we may delight in your will,and walk k in your ways,to the glory of your name. . Amen. Prayer over the Gifts Prayer over the Gifts God of compassion, you are a strong tower for all who trust in you. Be now and The peace of the Lord be always with you. evermore our defense, that we may procl claim the only name under heaven And also with you. An given for health and salvation, the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Am Amen.
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