“Feed my lambs.

” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son

of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said (JUNE 29)
to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Holy Day
Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do
you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; Opening Acclamation
you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Celebrant Blessed be God, the Father, the Son and the Holy
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Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to Spirit.
dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are People And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever.
old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you Amen.
and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to
show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after Collect of the Day
saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” Almighty God, whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul glorified
Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. you by their martyrdom: Grant that your Church, instructed by
People: Praise to you, Lord Christ. their teaching and example, and knit together in unity by your
Spirit, may ever stand firm upon the one foundation, which is
Offertory and Post-Communion Sentences Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the
(Drawn from verses of Holy Scripture, these sentences are chosen by unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
the celebrant or preacher to reinforce the lessons or teaching of the
day.) Old Testament Reading
Ezekiel 34:11-16
Proper Preface
“For thus says the LORD God: Behold, I, I myself will search
Apostles and Ordinations
for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out
Through the great shepherd of your flock, Jesus Christ our his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered,
Lord, who after his resurrection sent forth his apostles to preach so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all
the Gospel and to teach all nations, and promised to be with places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and
them always, even to the end of the ages. thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples
and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into
their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Isra-
el, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Sources: The Collect of the Day is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 2019. The Psalm 14
I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain
verses are taken from the New Coverdale Psalter of the BCP 2019. Scripture quotations are taken
from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Cross- heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie
way, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed The singers and the dancers also shall say, *
on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of “All my fresh springs are in you.”
my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the
LORD God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the Epistle Reading
strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the 2 Timothy 4:1-8
weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them
in justice. I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who
is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and
Reader: The word of the Lord. his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of
People: Thanks be to God. season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and
Psalter Verses teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure
sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for
(In said services, the psalm verses may be placed between the Epistle
themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn
and the Gospel, with the congregation standing in preparation for
away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
the Gospel. At services where there is a hymn or canticle before the 5
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the
Gospel, the psalm might be said between the Old Testament and
work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Epistle, the people seated.) 6
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the
Psalm 87 time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I
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The LORD loves the foundation which he has laid uponthe have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there
holy hills; * is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the gates of Zion are dearer to him than all the dwellings of the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only
Jacob. to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
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Very excellent things are spoken of you, * Reader: The word of the Lord.
O city of God. People: Thanks be to God.
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I will consider Egypt and Babylon *
among those who know me. The Holy Gospel
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Behold Philistia also, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; * Deacon: The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, according
each one was born in her. to St. John.
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People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
And of Zion it shall be reported that each one was born in her, *
and the Most High shall establish her. John 21:15-19
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The LORD shall record it when he registers the people, * When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
that each one was born there. “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said
to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him,
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