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Opening

Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Come, let us worship God our King.
Come, let us worship Christ, our King and our God.
Come, let us worship Christ among us, our King and our God.

Holy God,
holy and mighty,
holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us. (3x)

Glory be to the + Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

From Psalm 51

Open my lips, O Lord, *
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, *
and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from your presence *
and take not your holy Spirit from me.

Give me the joy of your saving help again *
and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.

Glory be to the + Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

A Psalm

Psalm 56

Miserere mei, Deus

Have mercy on me, O God, for my enemies are hounding me; all day long they assault and oppress me.

They hound me all the day long; truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

Whenever I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust and will not be afraid, for what can flesh do to me?

All day long they damage my cause; their only thought is to do me evil.

They band together; they lie in wait; they spy upon my footsteps; because they seek my life.

Shall they escape despite their wickedness? O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.

You have noted my lamentation; put my tears into your bottle; are they not recorded in your book?

Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; this I know, for God is on my side.

In God the Lord, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, for what can mortals do to me?

I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; I will present to you thank-offerings;

For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Glory be to the + Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

The Readings

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

English Standard Version

This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

The Word of the Lord
Thanks Be to God

Matthew 23:1-12

English Standard Version

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens,