The Propers for Holy Trinity
Divine Service Setting Three – Page 184
Opening Hymn 507 Holy, Holy, Holy
Introit
Psalm 16:8-11; antiphon: Liturgical Text
Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the undivided Unity
Let us give glory to Him because He has shown mercy to us
I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.
You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning
is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the undivided Unity
Let us give glory to Him because He has shown mercy to us
Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal
Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine
Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities: for You, O Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit, live and reign one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading – Genesis 1:1-2:4a
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. [2] The earth was without form and
void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the
face of the waters.
[3] And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. [4] And God saw that the light was
good. And God separated the light from the darkness. [5] God called the light Day, and the
darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
[6] And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the
waters from the waters.” [7] And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were
under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. [8] And God
called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
[9] And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and
let the dry land appear.” And it was so. [10] God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that
were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
[11] And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees
bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. [12]
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees
bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. [13]
And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
[14] And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from
the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, [15] and let them be
lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. [16] And God
made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the
night—and the stars. [17] And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the
earth, [18] to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness.
And God saw that it was good. [19] And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth
day.
[20] And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly
above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” [21] So God created the great sea creatures
and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and
every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. [22] And God blessed
them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the
earth.” [23] And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
[24] And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock
and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. [25] And God
made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds,
and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
[26] Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and
over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
[27] So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
[28] And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth
and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and
over every living thing that moves on the earth.” [29] And God said, “Behold, I have given you
every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit.
You shall have them for food. [30] And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the
heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have
given every green plant for food.” And it was so. [31] And God saw everything that he had made,
and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
[2:1] Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. [2] And on the
seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all
his work that he had done. [3] So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it
God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
[4] These are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
Gradual
Psalm 145:3, 5b, 6b
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
On your wondrous works, I will meditate.
and I will declare your greatness.
Second Reading – Acts 2:14a, 22-36
But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them…
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty
works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—
[23] this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you
crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. [24] God raised him up, loosing the pangs of
death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. [25] For David says concerning him,
” ‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
[26] therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell in hope.
[27] For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
or let your Holy One see corruption.
[28] You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
[29] “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died
and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. [30] Being therefore a prophet, and knowing
that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,
[31] he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to
Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. [32] This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are
witnesses. [33] Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and
hearing. [34] For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
” ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right hand,
[35] until I make your enemies your footstool.’
[36] Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and
Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
The Holy Gospel – Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
[17] And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. [18] And Jesus came and
said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [19] Go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with
you always, to the end of the age.”
Hymn of the Day: 498 Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest
Distribution Hymns 506 Glory Be to God the Father
636 Soul, Adorn Yourself With Gladness
Hymn 504 Father Most Holy