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Mark, Evangelist
25th April
John Mark was a Jew and, according to Paul's letter to the Colossians, was cousin to
Barnabas. He accompanied Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey.
Afterwards, he went to Cyprus with Barnabas and to Rome with first Paul and then
Peter. Mark's gospel is generally regarded as the earliest and was most likely written
whilst he was in Rome. It was probably based as much on Peter's preaching of the
good news as on Mark's own memory. Mark's gospel has a sharpness and an
immediacy about it and he does not spare the apostles in noting their weaknesses
and lack of understanding that Jesus the Christ would suffer for the world's
redemption. Sharing in the glory of the resurrection means sharing in the giving of
self, both in body and spirit, even to death; sharing the gospel was, for all, in
essence both excessively generous and ultimately sacrificial.
Hagiography from Exciting Holiness
by Brother Tristam SSF
Evening Prayer on the Eve of Mark (Text not shown)
Psalm 19
Isaiah 52. 7-10
Mark 1. 1-15
Collect
Post Communion Prayer
188 (Text shown)
127 (Text shown)
Eucharist (Text shown)
Proverbs 15. 28-33 or Acts 15. 35-41
Psalm 119. 9-16
Ephesians 4. 7-16
Mark 13. 5-13
Morning Prayer (Text not shown)
Psalm 37. 23-40
Isaiah 62. 6-10 or Sirach 51. 13-30
Acts 12.25-13.13
Evening Prayer (Text not shown)
Psalm 45
Ezekiel 1. 4-14
2 Timothy 4. 1-11
1984 (Text not shown)
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Collect 188
1984 Prayer Book
Almighty God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy
Evangelist Mark: give us grace, that, being not like children carried away with every
blast of vain doctrine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy Gospel; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Contemporary
Almighty God,
who enlightened your holy Church
through the inspired witness of your evangelist Saint Mark:
grant that we, being firmly grounded in the truth of the gospel,
may be faithful to its teaching
both in word and deed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
whom by the power of the Spirit
you raised to live with you,
his God and Father,
for ever and ever.
Post Communion Prayer 127
Gracious God,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
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Proverbs 15. 28-33 or Acts 15. 35-41
Proverbs 15. 28-33
The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours
out evil. The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body. The ear
that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise. Those who ignore
instruction despise themselves, but those who heed admonition gain understanding.
The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility goes before honour.
Acts 15. 35-41
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, and there, with many others, they
taught and proclaimed the word of the Lord.
After some days Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Come, let us return and visit the believers in
every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.
’Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul decided not to take
with them one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them
in the work. The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company;
Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. But Paul chose Silas and
set out, the believers commending him to the grace of the Lord. He went through
Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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Psalm 119. 9-16
Biblical text
How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. I
treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. Blessed are you,
O LORD; teach me your statutes. With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your
mouth. I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. I will meditate on
your precepts, and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not
forget your word.
Pointed Psalm
How shall young people / cleanse their / way :
to keep themselves ac/cording / to your / word?
With my whole heart / have I / sought you :
O let me not go a/stray from / your com/mandments.
Your words have I hidden with/in my / heart :
that I / should not / sin a/gainst you.
Blessed are / you, O / Lord :
O / teach / me your / statutes.
With my lips have / I been / telling :
of all the / judgements / of your / mouth.
I have taken greater delight in the / way of your / testimonies :
than in / all / manner of / riches.
I will meditate on / your com/mandments :
and / contem/plate your / ways.
My delight shall be / in your / statutes :
and I will / not for/get your / word
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Ephesians 4. 7-16
But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it
is said, ‘When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts
to his people.’ (When it says, ‘He ascended’, what does it mean but that he had also
descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the same one
who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) The gifts he
gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some
pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the
body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of
the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no
longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by
people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in
love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom
the whole body, joined and knitted together by every ligament with which it is
equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building
itself up in love.
Mark 13. 5-13
Then Jesus began to say to them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will
come in my name and say, “I am he!” and they will lead many astray. When you hear
of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is
still to come. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there
will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning
of the birth pangs.
As for yourselves, beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be
beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of
me, as a testimony to them. And the good news must first be proclaimed to all
nations. When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand
about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you
who speak, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his
child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will
be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be
saved.
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