The Third Sunday before Lent
19th February 1465
For services, please see Daily Prayer (Morning), Daily Prayer (Evening) and Holy Communion.
Principal Service
Collect One
Lord,
we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church
in continual godliness;
that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities,
and devoutly given to serve thee in good works,
to the glory of thy name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Two
Almighty God,
who alone can bring order
to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity:
Give your people grace
so to love what you command
and to desire what you promise;
that, among the many changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Reading
The Psalm
The Second Reading
The Gospel Reading
View readingsPost Communion Prayer
Merciful Father,
you gave Jesus Christ to be for us the bread of life,
that those who come to him should never hunger.
Draw us to our Lord in faith and love,
that we may eat and drink with him at his table in the kingdom,
where he is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever.
Suggested Hymns
1st Reading Leviticus 19: 1–2, 9–18 [E5C/Pr25A*]
515* ‘A new commandment I give unto you’
494* Beauty for brokenness
39* For the fruits of his creation
321* Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty
495* Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love
535* Judge eternal, throned in splendour
525* Let there be love shared among us
497 The Church of Christ in every age
499* When I needed a neighbour, were you there?
509* Your kingdom come, O God
Psalm Psalm 119: 33–40 [Pr18A*]
594* O Lord of creation, to you be all praise
2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 3: 10–11, 16–23
218* And can it be that I should gain
643* Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
630* Blessed are the pure in heart
326* Blessèd city, heavenly Salem
(Christ is made the sure foundation)
327* Christ is our corner–stone
294* Come down, O Love divine
330* God is here! As we his people
528* The Church’s one foundation
8* The Lord is king! lift up your voice
313* The Spirit came, as promised
The Gospel Matthew 5: 38–48
516* Belovèd, let us love: love is of God
517* Brother, sister, let me serve you
26 God sends us refreshing rain
523* Help us to help each other, Lord
513 O Christ, the healer, we have come
499* When I needed a neighbour, were you there
531 Where love and loving kindness dwell
500* Would you walk by on the other side