Propers for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

INTROIT Ps. 96. 7,8
Adore God, all you His Angels: Sion heard, and was glad: and the daughters of Juda rejoiced.
Ps. 96 1. The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad. ℣. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
In Thine unceasing goodness, O Lord, we beseech Thee, keep safe Thy household: and, since their only hope is to lean on Thy heavenly grace, may Thy protection be their steady defense. Through our Lord . . .

EPISTLE Collosians 3, 12-17
Brethren: Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another: even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection: and let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly, in all wisdom: teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God. All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRADUAL Ps. 101, 16-17

The Gentiles shall fear Thy Name, O Lord, and all the kings Thy glory. For the Lord hath built up Sion; and He shall be seen in His glory. 

Alleluia, alleluia. (Ps. 96. 1) The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad. Alleluia.

GOSPEL Matt 13, 24-30

At that time Jesus spoke this parable to the multitudes: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the 

wheat, and went his way. And when the blade was sprung up and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle. And the servants of the good man of the house coming, said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle? And he said to them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and father it up? And he said, No: lest perhaps gathering up the cockle you root up the wheat also together with it. Suffer both to grow until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.

OFFERTORY Ps. 117, 16,17
The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength, the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me: I shall not die, but live, and shall declare the works of the Lord.

SECRET
We offer Thee, O Lord, the sacrifice of reconciliation, that Thou mayest mercifully forgive our sins and direct our wavering hearts. Through our Lord. . . .

COMMUNION Luke 4, 22
They all wondered at these things which proceeded from the mouth of GOd.

POSTCOMMUNION
We pray Thee, O almighty God, that we may receive the effect of that salvation of which we have received the pledge in these mysteries. Through our Lord . . .