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October 4, 2026 – 10:30 a.m.

St. Francis Day (transferred)

Morning Prayer: Rite Two

Prelude

Welcome

Hymn

1. For the beauty of the earth,

for the glory of the skies,

for the love which from our birth

over and around us lies,

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

2. For the beauty of each hour,

of the day and of the night,

hill and vale, and tree and flow’r,

sun and moon and stars of light,

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

3. For the joy of human love,

brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth and friends above,

for all gentle thoughts and mild,

Christ, our God, to thee we raise

this our hymn of grateful praise.

Joseph Scriven (1819-1866), alt.

Opening Sentence

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.

Habakkuk 2:20

Confession

Let us confess our sins to God.

Silence

God of all mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will.

Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

Invitatory and Psalter

Officiant O God, let our mouth proclaim your praise.

People And your glory all the day long.

Praise to the holy and undivided Trinity, one God: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

Venite: Psalm 95:1-7

Chanted by the Congregation

Come, let us sing to the / Lord; *

let us shout for joy to the Rock of our sal- / vation.

Let us come before God’s presence with thanks- / giving *

and raise a loud shout to the Lord with / psalms.

For you are a great / God, *

you are great above all / gods.

In your hand are the caverns of the / earth, *

and the heights of the hills are yours / also.

†The sea is yours, for you / made it, *

and your hands have molded the / dry land.

Come, let us bow down, and bend the / knee, *

and kneel before the Lord our / Maker.

For you are our God,

and we are the people of your pasture and the sheep of your / hand. *

Oh, that today we would hearken to your / voice!

Psalm 95:1-7

Chanted by the Congregation

I lift up my eyes to the / hills; *

from where is my help to / come?

My help comes from the / Lord, *

the maker of heaven and / earth.

He will not let your foot be / moved *

and he who watches over you will not fall a- / sleep.

Behold, he who keeps watch over / Israel *

shall neither slumber nor / sleep;

The Lord himself watches / over you; *

the Lord is your shade at your right / hand,

So that the sun shall not strike you by / day, *

nor the moon by / night.

The Lord shall preserve you from all / evil; *

it is he who shall keep you / safe.

The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming / in, *

from this time forth for ever- / more.

Officiant Praise to the holy and undivided Trinity, one God:

People as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Children’s Message

First Lesson: Job 39:1–18

A Reading from the book of Job.

Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth, when they crouch to give birth to their offspring, and are delivered of their young? Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open; they go forth, and do not return to them.

Who has let the wild ass go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift ass, to which I have given the steppe for its home, the salt land for its dwelling-place? It scorns the tumult of the city; it does not hear the shouts of the driver. It ranges the mountains as its pasture, and it searches after every green thing.

Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will it spend the night at your crib? Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes, or will it harrow the valleys after you? Will you depend on it because its strength is great, and will you hand over your labor to it? Do you have faith in it that it will return, and bring your grain to your threshing-floor?

The ostrich’s wings flap wildly, though its pinions lack plumage. For it leaves its eggs to the earth, and lets them be warmed on the ground, forgetting that a foot may crush them, and that a wild animal may trample them. It deals cruelly with its young, as if they were not its own; though its labor should be in vain, yet it has no fear; because God has made it forget wisdom, and given it no share in understanding. When it spreads its plumes aloft, it laughs at the horse and its rider.

Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People Thanks be to God.

First Canticle: Canticle 12: A Song of Creation

Spoken in unison

Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

In the high vault of heaven, glorify the Lord,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

Let the earth glorify the Lord,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills, and all that grows upon the earth,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

Glorify the Lord, O springs of water, seas, and streams,

O whales and all that move in the waters.

All birds of the air, glorify the Lord,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

Glorify the Lord, O beasts of the wild,

and all you flocks and herds.

O men and women everywhere, glorify the Lord,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

Let us glorify the Lord: Father, Son and Holy Spirit;

sing praise and give honor for ever.

In the high vault of heaven, glorify the Lord,

sing praise and give honor for ever.

Second Lesson: Acts 4:32-35, 5:1-11

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.

But a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property; with his wife's knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet. Ananias, Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You did not lie to us but to God!” Now when Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard of it. The young men came and wrapped up his body, then carried him out and buried him.

After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you and your husband sold the land for such and such a price.” And she said, “Yes, that was the price.” Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead, so they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear seized the whole church and all who heard of these things.

Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People Thanks be to God.

Second Canticle: Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon

Spoken in unison

Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord, all praise is Yours,

all glory, all honor and all blessings.

To you alone, Most High, do they belong,

and no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name.

Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun,

who is the day through whom You give us light.

And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor,

of You Most High, he bears the likeness.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,

in the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,

and fair and stormy, all weather’s moods,

by which You cherish all that You have made.

Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water,

so useful, humble, precious and pure.

Praised be You my Lord through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night

and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Praised be You my Lord through our Sister, Mother Earth

who sustains and governs us,

producing varied fruits with colored flowers and herbs.

Praise be You my Lord through those who grant pardon for love of You

and bear sickness and trial.

Blessed are those who endure in peace,

by You Most High, they will be crowned.

Praised be You, my Lord through Sister Death,

from whom no one living can escape.

Blessed are they She finds doing Your Will.

No second death can do them harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks,

and serve Him with great humility.

Praise to the holy and undivided Trinity, one God:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Hymn

1. From all that dwell below the skies

let the Creator’s praise arise!

Let the Redeemer’s Name be sung

through ev’ry land, by ev’ry tongue!

2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,

and truth eternal is thy word:

thy praise shall sound from shore to shore

till suns shall rise and set no more.

3. Praise God, from whom all

blessings flow;

praise God, all creatures here below;

praise God above, ye heav’nly host:

praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Isaac Watts (1647-1748), para. Of Psalm 117. St. 3, Thomas Ken (1637-1711)

Third Lesson: Luke 12:13-21

A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke.

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”

Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People Thanks be to God.

The Sermon

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

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 suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. 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 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. Amen.

The Prayers

Officiant Hear our cry, O God.

People And listen to our prayer.

Officiant Let us pray.

The Lord’s Prayer

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 those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day

Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may, for love of you, delight in your whole creation with perfectness of joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

A Collect for Sundays

O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer attributed to St. Francis

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we

are born to eternal life. Amen.

Litany for All Creation

Presider: Call out the names of those animals for whom we care. Call out the names of those animals who are no longer with us.

Silence

Deacon: Holy God, Creator of heaven and earth,

Have mercy upon us.

Holy and Mighty, Redeemer of the world,

Have mercy upon us.

Holy Immortal One, Sanctifier of the faithful,

Have mercy upon us.

Grant that all your creatures may serve you with thanksgiving;