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00:28Let us pray.
00:51Let us pray.
01:02Let us pray.
01:37Let us pray.
01:40And for so doing, if I am spoken of evenly, that I may remain at rest in you, giving way
01:49to no indignation, but giving thanks to you in all adversity.
01:56Praise, honour and glory be to you, O Christ, who will lead the greatest of indignity in the manner of
02:05a wicked criminal through the middle of the city, from one judgment seat to another, and from Pilate to Herod
02:12and back again, amidst the noise and shouts of the people.
02:17Give me grace never to be overcome by the injuries of my enemies, nor to be exasperated by slander.
02:25May I never feel any false shame at being despised.
02:28But may I receive everything in meekness, and endure all things in silence for your honour, that, by the assistance
02:37of your grace, I may in patience possess my soul.
02:42Praise, honour and glory be to you, O Christ, who, when Herod asked you many vain and foolish questions, and
02:50when you were falsely wounded in different ways by priest and scribe, humbly kept a meet and becoming silence.
02:59Give me grace to restrain my tongue in a manner well pleasing to you, do not permit me to utter
03:06hurtful words, do not permit me to be taken up with fruitless stories, but give me grace to say what
03:12is right, profitable and honest, according to your will.
03:18May I behold the sin of evil speaking, and be always glad to think and speak well of any man.
03:29Praise, honour and glory be to you, O Christ, who condemned by your silence the foolish curiosity of Herod, and
03:36who would not gratify his curious eyes by the performance of any miracle, because he did not have his own
03:45salvation at heart, and did there in this way teach us to avoid all ostentation before the great ones of
03:54this world.
03:55Pour into my heart a spirit of deep humility, mortify and quench within me any desire for vain glory.
04:04Grant that I may never do anything in order to gain praise of man, but may always act with a
04:10single eye upon the glory of your most holy name, and may come before you day by day in a
04:17true spirit of humility and meekness.
04:23Praise, honour and glory be to you, O Christ, who did not refuse to be sent to nothing by Herod
04:30and his men of war, nor to be clothed in a white garment and to be mocked and laughed at
04:35as though a fool and a madman.
04:38Give me grace, O Lord, may I think it better and more honourable to suffer reproach for your name than
04:51to prosper in the vain honours of the world.
04:54Give me grace that, truly acknowledging my own sins and my own unworthiness, I may be as nothing in my
05:02own sight, but may always despise and accuse myself and daily lament over my own weakness and wretchedness.
05:12Praise, honour and glory be to you, O Christ, who was sent back with shame, clothed in a false garment,
05:18from Herod the Pilate, and in all things obeyed your enemies going backwards and forwards according to their pleasure.
05:26Grant that I may not shrink from being despised, nor refuse obedience even to those who wish nothing but bad
05:35for me.
05:37Give me grace to have no feelings for the things of this world, but to think of and care for
05:42and love you alone.
05:45May you alone be my honour, my delight, my love, my glory and my joy. Amen.
05:56O Lord, open our lips and our mouths will sing your praise.
06:08O be joyful in the Lord, holy land, serve the Lord with gladness, and come in voice, wretchedness with a
06:23song.
06:25Be sure that the Lord, He is God.
06:31O Lord, who saves you, O Lord with gladness, and come in voice, and O save the Lord.
06:43O do your way into his peace with thanksgiving, and into his cross with praise, be thankful unto him and
06:58speak to the Lord of his name.
07:03For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endures from generation to generation.
07:26Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning,
07:42is love and ever shall be, world without every joy.
07:54Amen.
08:26Jerusalem is built as a city, and that is a glory in itself.
08:36It is beautiful, not if you've heard a hundred years ago, average thereof.
08:38For the Lord is grace worthy, even the Spirit of God, and to the Son, and the Son, and to
08:52the Son of JONhips.
08:53To Já of course not in the name of God, but in its始jmات Bible again is the throne.
09:01To the people of the Son of Moses.
09:08O faith for the peace of Jerusalem
09:13Ancient cross, I that love you
09:20Peace be within my heart
09:25And righteousness within my palaces
09:30O my brethren and companion saints
09:36I will wish thee prosperity
09:42Because of the hearts of the Lord of God
09:49I will sing to thee, Lord
09:57Glory be to the Father
10:01And to the Son
10:05And to the Holy Ghost
10:09As it was in the beginning
10:13Is now and ever shall be
10:37A reading from the Gospel according to St. John, Chapter 6
10:42After this, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee
10:46Also called the Sea of Tiberias
10:50A large crowd was following him
10:52Because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sea
10:58So Jesus went on up the mountainside
11:00And sat down there with his disciples
11:03Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near
11:09Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him
11:13Said to Philip
11:16Where can we buy bread so that these people one may eat?
11:20Jesus said this to test him
11:22For he already knew what he was going to do
11:26Philip replied
11:27Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them
11:32For each one to get a little
11:36Then one of Jesus' disciples
11:38Andrew, Simon Peter's brother
11:40Said to him
11:41Here is a boy
11:43Who has five barley loaves and two fish
11:45But what good are these for so many people?
11:50Jesus said
11:51Have the people sit down
11:55There was a lot of grass in that place
11:58So the men sat down
11:59About five thousand in number
12:03Jesus took the loaves
12:04And when he had given thanks
12:05He distributed the bread to all those who were seated
12:09Then he did the same with the fish
12:11As much as they wanted
12:14And when they were all satisfied
12:16Jesus said to his disciples
12:18Gather up the broken pieces that are left over
12:20That nothing is wasted
12:23So they gathered them up
12:25And filled twelve baskets with broken pieces
12:28From the five barley loaves
12:29Left over by the people who had eaten
12:34Now when the people saw the miraculous signs that Jesus performed
12:37They began to say to one another
12:39This is certainly the prophet who is to come into the world
12:44Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force
12:48And make him king
12:50Withdrew again up the mountainside alone
12:56Now when evening came
12:57His disciples went down to the lake
12:59Got a boat
13:00And started to cross the lake
13:03To Copernia
13:05It was already dark
13:06And Jesus had not yet come to them
13:10By now a strong wind was blowing
13:12And the sea started to get rough
13:16Then when they had rode about three or four miles
13:19They called sight of Jesus walking on the lake
13:22Approaching the boat
13:23And they were frightened
13:27But he said to them
13:28It is I, do not be afraid
13:33Then they wanted to take him into the boat
13:36And immediately the boat came to the land
13:39Where they had been headed
13:41This is the word of the Lord
13:44Thanks be to God
13:50From the very beginning
13:51The greatest rite of religion
13:53Has been the feast
13:55The sharing of God's bounties
13:57In the way of nature
13:58Has been consecrated
14:00To a more immediate communion with God himself
14:06In order to make this feasting
14:08Still more solemn
14:09It had been usual at all times
14:11To precede it
14:12By a direct act of religion
14:14By a prayer
14:15Or blessing
14:16Or sacrifice
14:17Or by the presence of a priest
14:20Which implied it
14:23Such seems to have been
14:25The common notion of communion with God
14:26All the world over
14:27However gained
14:29That we arrive at the possession
14:31Of his invisible gifts
14:32But is it by participating
14:34In the visible
14:37That there was some mysterious connection
14:39Between the seen and the unseen
14:41And that by setting aside
14:43The choices of his earthly bounties
14:45As a specimen and representative
14:48Of the whole
14:50Presenting it to him for his blessing
14:52And then taking
14:53Eating
14:54And appropriating it
14:56We have the best hope
14:57Of getting those unknown
14:59And indefinite gifts
15:00Which human nature needs
15:05The descriptions in the Old Testament
15:07Of this perfect state
15:09Of religious privilege
15:11That of the gospel state
15:12Which was to come
15:14Are continually made
15:15Under the image of a feast
15:17A feast of some special
15:18And choice goods of this world
15:20Corn, wine and the like
15:23Goods of this world
15:24Chosen from the mass
15:25As a specimen of all
15:27As a type and means of seeking
15:29And means of obtaining
15:31The unknown spiritual blessings
15:33Which eye has not seen
15:35Nor ear heard
15:38May we not regard this feast
15:40In a cold heartless way
15:42Keep a distance from fear
15:44When we should rejoice
15:47May the spirit of the unprofitable servant
15:49Never be ours
15:51Who looked on his Lord
15:52As a heartmaster
15:53Rather than as a gracious benefactor
15:58May we not be of those
16:00Who went
16:00One to his farm
16:01Another to his business
16:03When they were called
16:04To the wedding
16:07Nor let us be of those
16:08Who come in a formal
16:10Mechanical way
16:11As a mere matter of obligation
16:14Without reverence
16:15Without awe
16:16Without wonder
16:17Without love
16:20Nor let us fall
16:21Into the sin of those
16:22Who complained
16:23They had nothing to gather
16:24But the manner
16:26Wearying of God's gifts
16:29But let us come
16:30In faith and hope
16:32And let us say to ourselves
16:33May this be the beginning of us
16:36In everlasting bliss
16:41The lesson to be drawn
16:42From the scene is
16:43On the one hand
16:44The lesson of Christ's own gospel
16:46To the poor
16:48Humble
16:48In-endowed
16:49Ungifted persons
16:50And at the same time
16:52The encouragement
16:53The blessing
16:54The multiplication
16:55Which he gives
16:56To little things
16:59These ought not
17:00To be fantastic
17:01Or meaningless lessons
17:02For us
17:04For us
17:05The immense majority of us
17:06Are neither rich
17:07Nor great
17:08Nor noble
17:09But just humble
17:10Unknown people
17:11And very few
17:13Among us
17:14Have more than
17:15A little gift
17:16To offer
17:18My father
17:19Most of us
17:19Have not ten talents
17:21To offer
17:21For Christ's use
17:23Nor even five
17:25We have at the best
17:26But one
17:27And but
17:28Perhaps
17:28Not even that
17:32Well the world
17:33Thinks everything
17:33Of this
17:34But God
17:35Thinks nothing
17:36Of it
17:38When the master
17:39Comes he will not
17:40Ask how great
17:41Or how small
17:41Were our endowments
17:43And capabilities
17:44But only how
17:46We have used them
17:48If we have not
17:49Neglected our poor
17:50Talent
17:50Or even fraction
17:52Of a talent
17:53We no less
17:54Than the most
17:55Richly gifted
17:55Shall be thrilled
17:57With the words
17:57Well done
17:59My good
18:00And faithful servant
18:01Which will atone
18:03Forever
18:03For all afflictions
18:07Do not let us
18:08Imagine then
18:09That we are too poor
18:10Too stupid
18:11Too ignorant
18:11Too obscurely situated
18:13To do any real good
18:15In the world
18:16Where God has placed us
18:18Christ loves the humble
18:20And accepts the little
18:22Take but one instance
18:25Kind words
18:27A kind word of praise
18:29Of sympathy
18:30Of encouragement
18:31It costs nothing
18:33But yet
18:34How often does pride
18:36Or envy
18:37Or indifference
18:37Prevent you
18:38From speaking it
18:41The cup of cold water
18:42The barley loaves
18:44The two farthings
18:46How often are we
18:47Too mean
18:47And too self-absorbed
18:48To give even these
18:51And are we not
18:52To give them
18:53Because we cannot
18:54Endow hospitals
18:55Or build cathedrals
18:57Or write epics
19:00If we be in the least
19:02Sincere
19:02In the least earnest
19:04Let us be encouraged
19:06The little gifts
19:08Of our poverty
19:08The small services
19:10Of our insignificance
19:11The barley loaves
19:13Of the Galilean boy
19:14On the desert plain
19:16The one talent
19:17Of four dull people
19:19Like ourselves
19:20Are despised
19:21By the world
19:22But they are accepted
19:24And will be
19:25Infinitely rewarded
19:27By him
19:29Without whom
19:30No sparrow falls
19:32Who numbers
19:33The hairs of our heads
19:34Who builds
19:36The vast continents
19:36By the toil
19:38Of the coral insect
19:39And by his grains
19:41Of sand
19:42Stays the raging
19:43Of the sea
19:46See
19:47How little faith
19:49Can go such a long way
19:53When Jesus asked
19:54What could be done
19:56To feed the crow
19:57Philip had already
19:58Given up
19:59It would just cost
20:01Too much money
20:04Andrew on the earth
20:06Ventured that they
20:07Had a little food
20:08A little bread
20:10And a little fish
20:12And so the huge crow
20:14Is fed from the small picnic
20:15The boy had brought
20:18Note that even the scraps
20:20That were left over
20:21Had to be kept
20:23Presumably
20:23Presumably
20:23They were taken back
20:24Into the village
20:27So let us never give up
20:28No problem
20:29Is too big
20:30For Jesus to fix
20:31It just takes
20:33A little faith
20:33On our part
20:36Jesus had withdrawn
20:38Himself to the mountain
20:39To pray
20:39And had clearly
20:41Left instructions
20:41With the disciples
20:42That they were to finish
20:44What they were doing
20:45For the day
20:45And cross
20:47Over the lake
20:48And head home
20:49To Capernaum
20:51We read that it
20:52Had become dark
20:54And so we can only assume
20:56That they had delayed
20:56Somewhat
20:57In order that Jesus
20:59Might have come with them
21:01But he remained
21:02On the mountain
21:02And so they set off
21:04Without him
21:08One of those winds
21:09Which can whip up
21:10So quickly
21:11In the eastern Mediterranean
21:13Now proceeded to do so
21:14And after an hour
21:16Or so of rowing
21:17The disciples
21:18Found themselves
21:19In no little difficulty
21:22Their concern
21:23Was compounded
21:24When they saw
21:25What appeared to be
21:26Jesus
21:26Walking across
21:28The water
21:28To walk
21:29There are two messages
21:36In this particular part
21:38Of today's reading
21:41First of all
21:41After a very spiritual day
21:43In which Jesus
21:45Had fed the multitude
21:46From just a handful
21:47Of fish
21:48And a few loaves
21:49Of bread
21:50The disciples
21:51Found themselves
21:52Surrounded by the
21:53Tempest of life
21:55I am quite sure
21:57That when the sea
21:58Started to get rough
21:59With the cruel wind
22:00Blowing
22:01A few prayers
22:01Were offered up
22:02By the disciples
22:03For their safe
22:04Delivery
22:05To Capernaum
22:08Furthermore
22:09It is inconceivable
22:10That Jesus himself
22:11Had not covered them
22:13With his personal prayers
22:14Whilst on the mountain
22:17And yet
22:18The disciples
22:19Perceived themselves
22:20To be in grave danger
22:21Despite all these prayers
22:24Thus life is for us
22:28We might go to church
22:30Every day
22:30We might make
22:32Strident efforts
22:33In our prayers
22:34And find ourselves
22:36Filled with the fire
22:37Of the Holy Spirit
22:39And yet
22:40We too
22:41Can expect to be tossed
22:43And turned
22:43On the waves
22:44Of this earthly life
22:47We should however
22:49Recall the second
22:50Of the messages
22:51From today's
22:57Let us pray
23:00Almighty and everlasting God
23:02Who is always more ready
23:04To hear
23:04Than we are to pray
23:05Who is willing
23:07To give more
23:07Than either
23:08We desire
23:09Nor deserve
23:11Pour upon us
23:12The abundance
23:13Of your mercy
23:13Forgive us
23:15Those things
23:16Of which our conscience
23:17Is afraid
23:19And giving us
23:20Those good things
23:21Which we are not
23:22Worthy to ask
23:23But through the merit
23:25And mediation
23:26Of Jesus Christ
23:27Your Son
23:28Our Lord
23:29Amen
23:35May the Lord
23:36Bless us
23:37And keep us
23:38From all evil
23:39Bringing us
23:40To everlasting life
23:43Amen
23:44Amen
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