Early Meeting

Thursday, June 11, 2009 -- Week of Proper 5, Year One
St. Barnabas the Apostle

Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer)

EITHER the readings for Thursday, Proper 5 (p. 970)
Psalms [70], 71 (morning) 74 (evening)
Ecclesiasticus* 44:19 - 45:5
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Luke 19:28-40
*found in the Apocrypha (also called Sirach)

OR the readings for St. Barnabas (p. 998)
Morning Prayer: Psalms 15, 67; Ecclesiasticus* 31:3-11; Acts 4:32-37
Evening Prayer: Psalms 19, 146; Job 29:1-16; Acts 9:26-31

I've got an early meeting today. No time to write. St. Barnabas Day is my 29th anniversary of ordination to the diaconate.

Collect for St. Barnabas:
Grant, O God, that we may follow the example of your faithful servant Barnabas, who, seeking no his own renown but the well-being of your Church, gave generously of his life and substance for the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lowell