{"id":3887,"date":"2026-07-30T09:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:44:58","slug":"august-2-2026-the-tenth-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=3887","title":{"rendered":"August 2, 2026 &#8211; The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prelude: &#8220;Menuetto I and II&#8221; from\u00a0<i>Sonata XVII\u00a0<\/i>&#8211; W. A. Mozart<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3887-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_prelude_audio.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_prelude_audio.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_prelude_audio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, praying for <strong>Steven, Kippy and Joe<\/strong><strong>\u00a0R;<\/strong><span class=\"pg-1ff1\">\u00a0give them courage and hope in <\/span>their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Opening Hymn:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader<\/i>: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><i>People:\u00a0<\/i>And blessed be God\u2019s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Almighty God, 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. <i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>God of all power and love, we give thanks for your unfailing presence and the hope you provide in times of uncertainty and loss. Send your Holy Spirit to enkindle in us your holy fire. Revive us to live as Christ\u2019s body in the world: a people who pray, worship, learn, break bread, share life, heal neighbors, bear good news, seek justice, rest and grow in the Spirit. Wherever and however we gather, unite us in common prayer and send us in common mission, that we and the whole creation might be restored and renewed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hymn of Praise<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tcTC7Ai3fA?si=QYEBb-t2XDDKiyh3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader<\/i>: The Lord be with you.<br \/>\n<i>People<\/i>: And also with you.<br \/>\n<i>Leader<\/i>: Let us pray.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Collect of the Day<br \/>\n<\/b><i>All together<br \/>\n<\/i>O\u00a0Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.\u00a0<i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Lessons<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for today\u2019s readings<\/p>\n<p><b>First Scripture Reading<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Isaiah 55:1-5<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"poetryText\"><span class=\"initCap\">T<\/span>hus says the Lord:<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">&#8220;Ho, everyone who thirsts,<br \/>\ncome to the waters;<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">and you that have no money,<br \/>\ncome, buy and eat!<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">Come, buy wine and milk<br \/>\nwithout money and without price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,<br \/>\nand your labor for that which does not satisfy?<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,<br \/>\nand delight yourselves in rich food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">Incline your ear, and come to me;<br \/>\nlisten, so that you may live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">I will make with you an everlasting covenant,<br \/>\nmy steadfast, sure love for David.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">See, I made him a witness to the peoples,<br \/>\na leader and commander for the peoples.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">See, you shall call nations that you do not know,<br \/>\nand nations that do not know you shall run to you,<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel,<br \/>\nfor he has glorified you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i> The Word of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonCitation\"><em>Reader:<\/em> Let us say together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-22<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">8\u00a0<span class=\"initCap\">T<\/span>he\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is gracious and full of compassion, *<br \/>\nslow to anger and of great kindness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">9 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is loving to everyone *<br \/>\nand his compassion is over all his works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">15 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0upholds all those who fall; *<br \/>\nhe lifts up those who are bowed down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">16 The eyes of all wait upon you, O\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, *<br \/>\nand you give them their food in due season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">17 You open wide your hand *<br \/>\nand satisfy the needs of every living creature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">18 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is righteous in all his ways *<br \/>\nand loving in all his works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">19 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is near to those who call upon him, *<br \/>\nto all who call upon him faithfully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">20 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; *<br \/>\nhe hears their cry and helps them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">21 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0preserves all those who love him, *<br \/>\nbut he destroys all the wicked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">22 My mouth shall speak the praise of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>; *<br \/>\nlet all flesh bless his holy Name for ever and ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\"><\/h3>\n<p><b>Second Scripture Reading (The Epistle)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Romans 9:1-5<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">I<\/span>\u00a0am speaking the truth in Christ&#8211; I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit&#8211; I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i> The Word of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Gospel Hymn: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Glory to you, Lord Christ.<\/p>\n<p><b>Holy Gospel<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Matthew 14:13-21<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">J<\/span>esus withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, \u201cThis is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.\u201d Jesus said to them, \u201cThey need not go away; you give them something to eat.\u201d They replied, \u201cWe have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.\u201d And he said, \u201cBring them here to me.\u201d Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> The Gospel of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Praise to you, Lord Christ.<\/p>\n<h3>Click below for <b>The Message of the Day<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=DFMS3832012034&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Interlude: &#8220;Nocturne&#8221; from\u00a0<i>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream\u00a0<\/i>&#8211; Felix Mendelssohn<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3887-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_interlude_audio.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_interlude_audio.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_interlude_audio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please stand, as you are able, as we recite together The Nicene Creed<\/p>\n<p><b>The Nicene Creed<br \/>\n<\/b>We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/strong><em><br \/>\nLeader:<\/em>\u00a0And now as Christ has taught us, we are bold to say<br \/>\n<em>Together<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our Father, who art in heaven,<br \/>\nhallowed be thy Name,<br \/>\nthy kingdom come,<br \/>\nthy will be done,<br \/>\non earth as it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those<br \/>\nwho trespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil.<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom,<br \/>\nand the power, and the glory,<br \/>\nfor ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for the <b>The Prayers of the People<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i><br \/>\nGathered in the name of Christ, who stands among us with upraised hands, let us offer prayers for all in danger and need.<\/p>\n<p>For this parish family of St. Peter&#8217;s &#8211; Trinity, that we may have the grace to be faithful to the mission that has been entrusted to us, and reap the harvest of the kingdom of God. For all peoples, tribes, clans, and families and for mercy, justice, and peace in the world. For abundant fruits of the earth, and for safety from violent storms. For the sick and the suffering, travelers and refugees, prisoners and their families, for\u00a0the dying and all the departed.<br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong><i>To you, O Lord.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> <b>Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Silence may be kept.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>All together<br \/>\n<\/i>Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader: <\/i>Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. <i>Amen<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Peace<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Leader: <\/i>The peace of the Lord is always with you.<br \/>\n<i>People<\/i>: And also with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leader:<\/em><b>\u00a0Let us say\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">together this\u00a0<\/span><b>Prayer for Spiritual Communion<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Together:<br \/>\n<\/i>In union, O Lord, with your faithful people at every altar of your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, I desire to offer to you praise and thanksgiving. I remember your death, Lord Christ; I proclaim your resurrection; I await your coming in glory. Since I cannot receive you today in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Closing Hymn: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Blessing<br \/>\n<\/b><em>Leader says:<\/em> The Peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And the blessing of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be with us all today and always. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Postlude: &#8220;God of Glory&#8221; &#8211; G. H. Richolson<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3887-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_postlude_audio.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_postlude_audio.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aug2_2020_postlude_audio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prelude: &#8220;Menuetto I and II&#8221; from\u00a0Sonata XVII\u00a0&#8211; W. A. Mozart &nbsp; Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, praying for Steven, Kippy and Joe\u00a0R;\u00a0give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation. 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