Worship for Sunday, June 7, 2020
The Holy Trinity
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Sunday, June 7, 2020
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OUR WORSHIP FOR TODAY
THE OPENING SENTENCE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty Creator and ever-living God: we worship
your glory, eternal Three-in-One, and we praise your power, majestic
One-in-Three. Keep us steadfast in this faith, defend us in all adversity, and
bring us at last into your presence, where you live in endless joy and love,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
In the beginning when God created the heavens
and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of
the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God
said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was
good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day,
and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning,
the first day.
And God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the
midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ So God
made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters
that were above the dome. And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was
evening and there was morning, the second day.
And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be
gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he
called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, ‘Let the earth put
forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth
that bear fruit with the seed in it.’ And it was so. The earth brought forth
vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing
fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening
and there was morning, the third day.
And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the dome
of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and
for seasons and for days and years, and let them be lights in the dome of the
sky to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so. God made the two great
lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the
night—and the stars. God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the
earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from
the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was
morning, the fourth day.
And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth
swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome
of the sky.’ So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature
that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird
of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be
fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply
on the earth.’ And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth
living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of
the earth of every kind.’ And it was so. God made the wild animals of the earth
of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon
the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our
image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the
earth.’
So God created humankind in his image,
in
the image of God he created them;
male
and female he created them.
God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over
the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing
that moves upon the earth.’ God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant
yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed
in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth,
and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth,
everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for
food.’ And it was so. God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was
very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,
and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he
had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.
So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from
all the work that he had done in creation.
These are the generations of the heavens and
the earth when they were created.
PSALM: Psalm 8
O Lord our Lord,
how
majestic is your name
in all the earth!—
you
whose glory is chanted
above the heavens
out of the mouths
of infants and children;
you
have set up a fortress
against your enemies,
to silence the foe and avenger.
When I
consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the
moon and the stars
you have set in their courses,
what are
mere mortals
that you should be
mindful of them,
human
beings
that you should care for them?
Yet
you have made them
little less than divine;
with
glory and honor
you crown them.
You
have made them rule
over the works of your hands;
you
have put all things
under their feet:
all flocks
and cattle,
even
the wild beasts of the field,
the
birds of the air,
the fish of the sea,
and
whatever passes
along the paths of the sea.
O Lord
our Lord,
how
majestic is your name
in all the earth!
SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order,
listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love
and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints
greet you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
THE HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the
mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped
him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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.’
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m59z_kXzP4
HOMILY FOR THE DAY (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tAd0a89Sl8
HOMILY FOR THE DAY (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tAd0a89Sl8
THE ATHANASIAN
CREED
The Athanasian
Creed was designed to overcome a heresy called Arianism. When used, one common
practice is to use it once a year on Trinity Sunday.
Whoever
wants to be saved
should above all cling to
the catholic faith.
Whoever
does not guard it whole and inviolable
will doubtless perish
eternally.
Now this
is the catholic faith:
We
worship one God in trinity
and the Trinity in unity,
neither confusing the
persons
nor dividing the divine
being.
For the
Father is one person,
the Son is another,
and the Spirit is still
another.
But the
deity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
is one, equal in glory,
coeternal in majesty.
What the
Father is,
the Son is,
and so is the Holy Spirit.
Uncreated
is the Father;
uncreated is the Son;
uncreated is the Spirit.
The
Father is infinite;
the Son is infinite;
the Holy Spirit is
infinite.
Eternal
is the Father;
eternal is the Son;
eternal is the Spirit:
And yet
there are not three eternal beings,
but one who is eternal;
as there
are not three uncreated and unlimited beings,
but one who is uncreated
and unlimited.
Almighty
is the Father;
almighty is the Son;
almighty is the Spirit:
And yet
there are not three almighty beings,
but one who is almighty.
Thus the
Father is God;
the Son is God;
the Holy Spirit is God:
And yet
there are not three gods,
but one God.
Thus the
Father is Lord;
the Son is Lord;
the Holy Spirit is Lord:
And yet
there are not three lords,
but one Lord.
As
Christian truth compels us to acknowledge
each
distinct person as God and Lord,
so catholic religion
forbids us
to say that there are three
gods or lords.
The
Father was neither made
nor created nor begotten;
the Son
was neither made nor created,
but was alone begotten of
the Father;
the
Spirit was neither made nor created,
but is proceeding from the
Father and the Son.
Thus
there is one Father, not three fathers;
one Son, not three sons;
one Holy Spirit, not three
spirits.
And in
this Trinity, no one is before or after,
greater or less than the
other;
but all
three persons are in themselves, coeternal and coequal;
and so we must worship the
Trinity in unity
and the one God in three
persons.
Whoever
wants to be saved should think thus about the Trinity.
It is
necessary for eternal salvation that one also faithfully believe
that our Lord Jesus became
flesh.
For this
is the true faith that we believe and confess:
That our Lord Jesus Christ,
God's Son,
is both God and man.
He is
God, begotten before all worlds
from the being of the
Father,
and he is
man, born in the world
from the being of his
mother—
existing
fully as God,
and fully as man
with a rational soul and a
human body;
equal to
the Father in divinity,
subordinate to the Father
in humanity.
Although
he is God and man,
he is not divided,
but is one Christ.
He is
united because God
has taken humanity into
himself;
he does not transform deity
into humanity.
He is
completely one in the unity of his person,
without confusing his
natures.
For as
the rational soul and body are one person,
so the one Christ is God
and man.
He
suffered death for our salvation.
He
descended into hell
and rose again from the
dead.
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.
At his
coming all people shall rise bodily
to give an account of their
own deeds.
Those who
have done good will enter eternal life,
those who
have done evil will enter eternal fire.
This is
the catholic faith.
One
cannot be saved
without believing this
firmly and faithfully.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Called into unity with one
another and the whole creation, let us pray for our shared world.
A brief silence.
God of
community, you form us as your church. Guide our bishops, pastors, deacons, and
all the baptized in sharing your life-giving good news with all the world.
Strengthen us to be bold in our proclamation. Lord, in your mercy, hear our
prayer.
God of
creation, you called everything into being. Sustain this world with your
renewing care. Inspire us to see waterways, plant life, birds, fish, insects,
and mammals and call them good. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
God of
counsel, all authority belongs to you. Encourage the leaders of this and every
land to seek peace, equality, and unity. Instill wisdom in advocates who work
toward justice in often ignored communities. Give compassion to all in our
world, including both those who suffer injustice and also those who have lost
in this past week’s unrest in the streets.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
God of
care, you created us in your image. Help us see your likeness in one another.
Open our eyes to see and attend to all who face oppression and suffering.
Console, heal, and nourish all in need. Be present now to people who need your
loving touch because of COVID-19. (You may lift up the names of those for
whom you would like to pray here.) Lord,
in your mercy, hear our prayer.
God of companionship,
you accompany this body of faith. As the rhythms of summer begin, protect all
who travel, renew all who will enjoy a time of sabbath, and shelter all who
will not be protected from the sun’s heat. Lord, in your mercy, hear our
prayer.
God of
compassion, you comfort us in our grief with the promise of the resurrection.
We give you thanks for the saints of all time and in our lives. (You may lift up the names of those who
have died in Christ here.) Lord, in
your mercy, hear our prayer.
Receive
these prayers, O God, and those too deep for words; through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
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.
forever and ever. Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them:
Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting.
Amen
CLOSING PETITION FOR BLESSING
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