AOC Two

The Propers for today are found on Page 256-257, with the Collect first:   All Saints’ Day. [November 1.] The Collect.   O  ALMIGHTY  God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen .    ¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave.    Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity   The Collect. G   RANT , we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen .   T he text serving as the Epistle for today came from The Revelation of Saint John the Divine, the Seventh Chapter, beginning at the second Verse.   For the Epistle. Revelation vii. 2

  A ND  who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?  14   But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;  15   But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:  16   Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.  17   For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.         (1 Peter 3:13-17)               Believe it or not, there was once a time when the conscience of man was burdened by no sense of sin whatsoever, but the time was very brief – from Creation to Adam’s transgression before the deadly Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Without the knowledge of sin, there is no sting of the conscience. But every m

N OW   the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?  2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:  3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.  4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:  5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil .     (Gen 3:1-5)   T HEN  came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!  6  When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.  7  The Jews answered him, We have a law, a

  H OW   long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word .  (1 Kings 18:21)   T HUS  saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. 17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken .  (Jeremiah 6:16)   W HEN  the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world . 

  H EAR , O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:  5  And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.  6  And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:  7  And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. *  8  And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.  9  And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates .  (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)   A ND  Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,  All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.   Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost :  20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the

   Happy Twentieth Sunday after Trinity! The AOC Sunday Report is  RIGHT HERE ! There are really great sermons today from Bishop Jerry, Rev Jack and Bryan.  Each is quite different, but I am confident you will enjoy each of them.  Hey!   What about Bishop Roy?  I am glad you asked, start your prayers with him, Shamu, Loretta and Bob and work out from there! Immediate Prayer Please Bishop Roy Morales-Kuhn  had a fall and injured his knee. He had an operation 21 October 2020 which was seemingly successful.  Please give thanks for the good result and pray for a full and complete recovery. There is a truly epic week ahead, but without God's help in the form of the Holy Ghost, that  Third God Guy, you will not find it.  Open your heart and have a great week! Godspeed, Hap Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California United States of America

  Twentieth Sunday after Trinity   The Collect.   O  ALMIGHTY  and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou commandest; through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen .   T HE  Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?  4  And he answered and said unto them,  Have ye not read, that  he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,   5  And said,  For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?  6  Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder .   7  They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?  8  He saith unto them,  Moses because of the hardness of you