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August 15, 2021, 9:30
a.m.
The color white, used for festivals and commemorations of the saints, represents the
purity and holiness of life in Christ’s Spirit.
‘In the person of the Virgin Mary, the church has seen
an image of itself, the representative of the
community of the faithful, a model of what each Christian ought to be:
prayerful, humble, joyfully submissive to the will and word of God, devoted to
her Son and loyal to him even when she did not understand him. The honor paid
to her goes back to the earliest days of Christianity, and because she is the
mother of the Redeemer she is accounted preeminent among the saints. The words
of the song ascribed to her, the Magnificat, as well as her humble
acceptance of the will of God bear more than accidental similarity to the Lord’s
Prayer and the Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:1-11). More is
known about her than about most of the apostles.
‘Mary the mother of Jesus is
mentioned in a number of places in the Gospels and the book of Acts, and a dozen
incidents of her life are recorded; her betrothal to Joseph (Matt. 1:18); the
annunciation by the angel that she was to bear the Messiah (Luke 1:25-39); her
visitation to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-45); the birth
of her Son (Matt 1:24-25, Luke 2:1-7); the visits of the shepherds (Luke 2:8-20)
and of the Magi (Matt. 2:1-12); the presentation of the infant Jesus in the
Temple in accordance with the Law (Luke 2:22-38); the flight into Egypt (Matt.
2:13-15); the Passover visit to Jerusalem when Jesus was twelve (Luke 2:41-51);
the wedding at Cana in Galilee (John 2:1-11); her presence at the crucifixion
when her Son commended her to the care of St. John (John 19:25-27); and meeting
with the apostles in the upper room after the ascension, waiting for the promised
Spirit (Acts 1:14). She is thus pictured as being present at all the important
events of her Son’s life.
‘‘The other books of the New
Testament are silent about Mary. St. Paul, not recording her name, says simply
that Jesus was ‘born of a woman’ (Gal. 4:4). Little is known about the rest of her
life, which traditions say she spent in Jerusalem (the tomb of the Virgin is shown
in the Kidron Valley) or Ephesus. The second-century Protoevangelium of
James identifies her parents as Anne and Joachim.’
Philip Pfatteicher, New Festivals and Commemorations
OPENING
MUSIC Two Pieces Based on Antiphons - Marcel Dupre
I. My Soul doth Magnify the
Lord II. He
rememb’ring his servant Israel
My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord - Jean Langlais
THE HOLY COMMUNION
Stand
X HYMN Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Text:
J. Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945 Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
APOSTOLIC GREETING
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of
God,
and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And
also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, you chose the virgin Mary
to be the mother of your only Son.
Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood,
may share with her in the glory of your
eternal kingdom;
through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen
CALL TO
THE WORD
The Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the
nations. Isaiah 61:11
Let us hear the Word of the Lord.
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First READING Isaiah
61:7-11
7Because [the] shame [of
God’s people] was double,
and dishonor was proclaimed as their lot,
therefore they shall possess a double portion;
everlasting joy shall be theirs.
8For I the Lord love
justice,
I hate robbery and wrongdoing;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9Their descendants shall be known among the
nations,
and their offspring among the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my whole being shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will
cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.
The Word
of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PSALM
45:11-16
Sung responsively between
pastor and congregation.
11 "Hear, O daughter; consider and
| listen closely;*
forget
your people and your | father's house.
12 The king will have
pleasure | in your beauty;*
he is
your master; therefore | do him honor.
13 The people of Tyre are here | with a
gift;*
the rich
among the people | seek your favor."
14 All glorious is the
princess | as she enters;*
her gown
is | cloth-of-gold.
15 In embroidered apparel she is brought
| to the king;*
after
her the bridesmaids follow | in procession.
16 With joy and gladness |
they are brought,*
and
enter into the palace | of the king. R
SECOND
READING Galatians 4:4-7
4When
the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under
the law, 5in order to redeem those who were under the law, so
that we might receive adoption as children. 6And because you
are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying,
“Abba! Father!” 7So you are no longer a slave but a child, and
if a child then also an heir, through God.
The Word
of the Lord. Thanks be to
God.
Stand
Luke 1:48-49 Setting by Richard Hillert
Sung by the Cantor
Alleluia.
Behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed, for he who is
mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Alleluia.
Gospel Luke 1:46-55
The Holy Gospel according
to St. Luke.
46Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48for he has looked with favor on the lowliness
of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52He has brought down the powerful from their
thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
53he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
54He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55according to the promise he made to our
ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
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Sermon
Stand
X HYMN OF THE DAY My Soul Now Magnifies the Lord
Text: Stephanie K. Frey, b. 1952, based on
the Magnificat
Tune: Heinrich Schutz, 1585-1672
CONFESSION OF
FAITH
The pastor
and people confess the faith of the Church in the words of the Nicene Creed.
X At the words
‘For us and for our salvation,’ and continuing through ‘and was made man,’ a
solemn bow is appropriate to praise the incarnation of our Lord.
We believe in one God,
the
Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven
and earth,
of all that is,
seen and unseen.
We
believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the
Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were
made.
X For us and for our salvation
he came down
from heaven;
by the power of
the Holy Spirit
he became
incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. X
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered
death and was buried.
On
the third day he rose again
in
accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into
heaven
and
is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to
judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom
will have no end.
We
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and
the Son.
With the Father and the Son he
is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the
prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic
and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one Baptism for
the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of
the dead,
and the life of
the world to come. Amen
PRAYERS
OF THE CHURCH
Almighty God,
merciful Father: you called Mary to be the mother of your only Son and gave her
a heart that magnified you in prayer and praise. Give your Church that same
heart, and in this time of grace receive our petitions.
A brief silence
We pray for the Church here and around the world. Give your
peace and blessing to those who are gathered here. Bless those who preach the
Word and all who hear it. As the beloved disciple took Mary into his own home, help
us to care for each other as you care for us. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
We pray for mothers everywhere. Taking the Virgin Mary as
their example, may they bring their children up in your knowledge and love, and
give them strength for their high and holy calling. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
We pray for the peoples of the world for which your Son gave
his life. Give them wise leaders, good government, fair weather, and make their
citizens faithful and dutiful so that they may serve each other in their communities
and become good neighbors to each other. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Let your healing Spirit be upon those in need, and give your
blessing to all who seek you. Hear our prayer for those for whom we have been
called to pray.
The pastor reads the names on the prayer list and invites
spoken and silent intercession.
Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
We give you thanks for the saints, for Mary, the Mother of
our Lord, and for all who have died in your peace. Help us to follow them in
lives of faith and commitment, that, when our last day comes, we may join them
in your endless praise. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Hear our prayers, Father, through Jesus Christ your beloved Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen
Peace
The
peace of the Lord be with you always.
And also with you.
The people exchange a sign of peace
with the simple words, Peace be with you.
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The Lord’s Table is prepared.
Stand
OFFERTORY Psalm 113:5-8 Setting by Richard
Hillert
Sung by the Cantor
Who
is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down upon the heavens
and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the
ash heap, to make them sit on thrones and with the rulers of his people.
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
As the grain once scattered in the fields
and the grapes once dispersed on the hillside
are now reunited on this table in bread and wine,
so, Lord, may your whole Church be gathered together
from the corners of the earth into your kingdom.
Amen
GREAT THANKSGIVING
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
It is indeed right and salutary that we
should at all times
and
in all places offer thanks and praise to you, O Lord, holy Father, through
Christ our Lord;
You chose a lowly woman to be the bearer of
your only Son, and through her he took upon himself our human nature. In her humility
and obedience, we find an example, so that, like her, we may be your dwelling
places, filled with the Spirit of her Son.
And so, with Mary, the God-bearer, and
Joseph, her husband, with the Church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we
praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy LORD, God of power and might!
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
Hosanna in the highest!
Holy God, mighty
Lord, gracious Father:
Endless is your mercy and eternal
your reign.
You have filled
all creation with light and life;
heaven and earth are full of
your glory.
Through Abraham
you promised to bless all nations.
You rescued Israel, your chosen
people.
Through the
prophets you renewed your promise;
and, at this end of all the ages,
you sent your Son,
who in words and deeds
proclaimed your kingdom
and was obedient to your will,
even to giving his life.
In the night in
which he was betrayed,
our Lord Jesus took bread, and
gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body,
given for you.
Do this for the
remembrance of me.
Again, after
supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink,
saying:
This cup is the new covenant in
my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the
remembrance of me.
For as often as
we eat of this bread and drink from this cup
we proclaim the Lord's death
until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ
will come again.
Therefore, gracious
Father, with this bread and cup
we remember the life our Lord
offered for us.
And, believing the witness of his resurrection,
we await his coming in power
to share with us the great and
promised feast.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Send now, we pray,
your Holy Spirit,
the spirit of our Lord and of
his resurrection,
that we who receive the Lord's
body and blood
may live to the praise of your
glory
and receive our inheritance with
all your saints in light.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Join our prayers
with those of your servants
of every time and every place,
and unite them with the ceaseless petitions
of our great high priest
until he comes as victorious Lord of all.
Christ is in our midst.
By the power of the
Spirit,
we pray to his Father,
saying:
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
and filled the hungry with good
things.
Thanks
be to God. Luke 1:52-53
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.
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DISTRIBUTION
Admission
to the Sacrament is by invitation of the Lord, presented through the Church to
those who are baptized. They may receive the
Lord’s Body and Blood who are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, who commune in their home churches, and who believe
that Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is truly present in, with, and under
the forms of bread and wine for the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.
The communicants will be invited forward one family unit at a time.
Please do not come forward until the pastor directs you to come forward, do not
approach all the way to the table until the pastor has retreated.
When the pastor says ‘The body of
Christ, given for you,’ eat the bread. When the pastor says, ‘The blood of
Christ, shed for you,’ drink the wine.
Please take the plate and the glass(es) and place them on the table that
is indicated.
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Sung by the congregation.
Text: Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius,
348-413; tr. composite
After all have returned to their places, the congregation stands at the
direction of the pastor.
The body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
Amen
Pour
out upon us the Spirit of your love, O Lord, and unite the wills of those whom
you have fed with one heavenly food, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
SENDING
Benediction
The Lord
bless you and keep you.
The Lord
make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord
look upon you with favor and give you peace.
Amen
Dismissal
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
