29 June
Red
Invitation to Confession
Jesus said to his apostles,
‘You are my friends if you obey my commands.’
John 15.14
Let us now confess our disobedience to him.
Kyrie Confession
Lord Jesus, in your love you invite us to be your friends:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, in your joy you choose us to go out and bear fruit:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, in your power you send us to be your faithful witnesses:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Collect
Almighty God,
whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul
glorified you in their death as in their life:
grant that your Church,
inspired by their teaching and example,
and made one by your Spirit,
may ever stand firm upon the one foundation,
Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
(or)
where Peter is celebrated alone
Almighty God,
who inspired your apostle Saint Peter
to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God:
build up your Church upon this rock,
that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth
and follow one Lord, your Son our Saviour Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Lectionary
Principal Service
Zechariah 4.1-6a,10b-end
Psalm 125
Acts 12.1-11
Matthew 16.13-19
(or)
Acts 12.1-11
Psalm 125
2 Timothy 2.19-end
Matthew 16.13-19
Second Service
Ezekiel 34.11-16
John 21.15-22
Evening Psalms
Psalms 124, 138
Third Service
Isaiah 49.1-6
Acts 11.1-18
Morning Psalms
Psalms 71, 113
or, where Peter is celebrated alone
Principal Service
Ezekiel 3.22-end
Psalm 125
Acts 12.1-11
Matthew 16.13-19
(or)
Acts 12.1-11
Psalm 125
1 Peter 2.19-end
Matthew 16.13-19
Second Service
Ezekiel 34.11-16
John 21.15-22
Evening Psalms
Psalms 124, 138
Third Service
Isaiah 49.1-6
Acts 11.1-18
Morning Psalms
Psalms 71, 113
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia.
I do not call you servants but friends,
because I have made known to you
everything that I have heard from my Father.
John 15.15
Alleluia.
Intercession
Encouraged by our fellowship with all the saints,
let us make our prayers to the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Father, your Son called men and women to leave the past behind
them and to follow him as his disciples in the way of the cross. Look
with mercy upon those whom he calls today, marks with the cross
and makes his disciples within the Church …
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Your Son told his disciples not to be afraid and at Easter breathed on
them his gift of peace. Look with mercy upon the world into which
he sent them out, and give it that peace for which it longs …
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Your Son formed around him a company who were no longer
servants but friends, and he called all those who obeyed him his
brother and sister and mother. Look with mercy upon our families
and our friends and upon the communities in which we share …
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Your Son sent out disciples to preach and heal the sick. Look with
mercy on all those who yearn to hear the good news of salvation,
and renew among your people the gifts of healing …
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Your Son promised to those who followed him that they would sit
on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel and would share the
banquet of the kingdom. According to your promise, look with
mercy on those who have walked with Christ in this life and now
have passed through death …
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone:
so join us together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Introduction to the Peace
We are fellow-citizens with the saints and of the household of God,
through Christ our Lord, who came and preached peace to those who were far off and those who were near.
Ephesians 2.19,17
Prayer at the Preparation of the Table
Father, accept all we bring before you this day.
Guide us with your love and feed us at your table
as you nourish the faith of the Church
by the preaching of your apostles Peter and Paul.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Preface
And now we give you thanks
because you formed your Church on the apostles
to stand firm for ever,
as a sign on earth of your infinite holiness
and the living gospel for all to hear.
Extended Preface
It is indeed right and good
that we should give you thanks, praise and glory,
almighty and everlasting God,
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
For after his resurrection
he sent out his apostles and evangelists
to preach the gospel to all nations
and lead us in the way of truth.
Himself the chief cornerstone,
he founded his Church upon the apostles
firmly to stand for ever
as a sign of your holiness upon earth
and a living witness to all
of the way that leads to heaven.
And so with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we lift our voices
and join in their unending hymn of praise:
Post Communion
of Apostles and Evangelists
Almighty God,
who on the day of Pentecost
sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles
with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame,
filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
by the power of the same Spirit
strengthen us to witness to your truth
and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(or)
Lord God, the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Blessing
God, who has prepared for you a city with eternal foundations,
bring you, with Peter and Paul and all the saints,
to the eternal and triumphant joy of that city;
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
Acclamation
The Lord is righteous and delights in righteous deeds;
the just shall see his face.
The Lord is righteous and delights in righteous deeds;
the just shall see his face.
When the foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do?
The just shall see his face.
His eyes behold the inhabited world;
his piercing eye weighs our worth.
The just shall see his face.
The Lord weighs the righteous as well as the wicked,
but those that delight in violence he abhors.
The just shall see his face.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is righteous and delights in righteous deeds;
the just shall see his face.
Short Passages of Scripture
You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.
Matthew 16.18
Jesus said, ‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded
you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
Matthew 28.19,20
Jesus said to his disciples,
‘I will do whatever you ask in my name,
so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.’
John 14.13
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