Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
T HE
H OLY E UCHARIST
September 23, 2025
Welcome to the Monastery Chapel. We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship.
Prelude Improvisation Robert Humphreville
Entrance Hymn By all your saints still striving Hymnal 232 (Sept 21)
Opening Acclamation
Presider Exalted be our God by the heavens, earth, and seas, People blessed be the LORD, from everlasting to everlasting.
Collect for Purity
Presider Almighty God, People to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn of Praise Glory to God in the Highest Service Music Card
Collect of the Day
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading Proverbs 3:1-6
Gradual: Psalm 119:33-40 BCP, p. 766
Second Reading 2 Timothy 3:14-17
The Holy Gospel Matthew 9:9-13
Sermon
The Prayers of the People
Confession and Absolution of Sin
Presider Almighty God,
People we confess that we have sinned against you. We have forgotten God and neighbor, we have forsaken Creator and creature, we have fallen to greed, vainglory, and the misusing of your grace.
For this we are truly sorry, and so we turn again to you. For the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us.
Convert our heart, and humble our will, that we may treat with goodness all you have called good, honoring your presence in your works, until we behold you, face to face. Amen.
The Peace
The Collection of Gifts and Offerings
Your financial gifts support the Brothers’ life and our ministry to many, here at our Monastery in Cambridge and at our rural Monastery, Emery House, in West Newbury, and others whom we reach electronically and in our travels on mission.
Offertory Hymn Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure
Hymnal 244
The Great Thanksgiving Sanctus Service Music Card
The Lord’s Prayer Hymnal S 148
Fraction Anthem
Invitation to Communion
Lamb of God Service Music Card
Presider The Gifts of God for the People of God.
People Thanks be to God.
Communion Hymn In your mercy, Lord, you called me Hymnal 706
A Note about Holy Communion
Please refrain from intinction (dipping the Bread into the Chalice). If you wish to abstain from receiving from the Chalice, remember that the Church catholic has always taught that the fullness of the Sacrament is received even when only one form is received.
Please indicate to the Brother administering Bread at Holy Communion if you require a Gluten-Free host.
Prayer after Communion
Presider Loving God, People we give you thanks for restoring us in your image and nourishing us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Now send us forth a people, forgiven, healed, renewed; that we may proclaim your love to the world and continue in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.
Br. Luke Ditewig, Presider
Br. Jack Crowley, Preacher
Br. Jamie Nelson, Acolyte
Mr. Robert Humphreville, Monastery Organist
The Monastery as Sanctuary
We want our Monastery to be a sanctuary for our guests and for the Brothers. Please silence your electronic devices. We also ask you not to photograph, video, or record services in the Chapel, or to photograph other guests or Brothers without their express permission.
Dismissal
Postlude
Improvisation
Robert Humphreville