Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

Apoc 5:12; 1:6

v. Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honor. To Him belong glory and dominion forever and ever.

Ps 71:1

O God, with Your judgment endow the King and with Your justice, the King's son. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. v. Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honor. To Him belong glory and dominion forever and ever.

Almighty and eternal God, Who willed to restore all things in Your beloved Son, the King of the Universe, graciously grant that the peoples of the earth torn asunder by the wound of sin, may submit to His most gentle rule. r. Who livest and reignest with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen

Lesson from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Colossians

Col 1:12-20.

Brethren: We give thanks to God the Father Who has made us worthy to share the lot of the saints in light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in Whom we have our redemption through His blood, the remission of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. For in Him were created all things in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether Thrones, or Dominations, or Principalities, or Powers. All things have been created through and unto Him, and He is before all creatures, and in Him all things hold together. Again, He is the head of the body, the Church; He, Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the first place. For it has pleased God the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell and that through Him He should reconcile to Himself all things, whether on the earth or in the heavens, making peace through the blood of His Cross, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ps 71:8, 11

He shall rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. V. All kings shall pay Him homage, all nations shall serve Him. Alleluia, alleluia.

Dan. 7:14

V. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away: and His kingdom shall not be destroyed. Alleluia.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Dan. 7:14

V. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away: and His kingdom shall not be destroyed. Alleluia.

Rev 19:16

He has on His garment and on His thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of Lords. Alleluia.

Ps 88:27 28, 30

He shall say to Me, You are My Father, My God, My Rock, My Saviour. V. And I will make Him the firstborn, highest of the kings of the earth. V. I will make His posterity endure forever and His throne as the days of heaven.

Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to John

John 18:33-37

At that time, Pilate said to Jesus, Are You the King of the Jews? Jesus answered, Do you say this of yourself, or have others told you of Me? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My followers would certainly have fought that I might not be delivered to the Hebrews. But, as it is, My kingdom is not from here. Pilate therefore said to Him, You are then a King? Jesus answered, You say it: I am a King. This is why I was born, and why I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.

Ps 2:8

Ask of Me and I will give You the nations for an inheritance and the ends of the earth for Your possession.

O Lord, we offer You this sacrificial Victim of mankind's reconciliation with You; grant, we beseech You, that our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, Whom we offer in this sacrifice, may bestow upon all peoples the gifts of unity and peace. r. Who livest and reignest with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen

Ps 28:10-11

The Lord is enthroned as King forever; may the Lord bless His people with peace!

We have received the food of eternal life, and we beseech You, O Lord, that we who are proud to serve under the flag of Christ the King may forever reign with Him in the Kingdom of heaven. r. Who livest and reignest with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen

Pro fidei propagatione

O God, who desirest that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth: send forth, we beseech thee, labourers into thy harvest, and grant them grace to speak thy word with all trust, that thy words may run and be glorified, and that all nations may know thee, the one true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. r. Who livest and reignest with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen

Pro fidei propagatione

Turn thine eyes, O God, our protector, and look upon the face of thy Christ, who hath given himself as a ransom for all, and grant that from the rising of the sun even unto the setting thereof thy name may be great among the Gentiles, and that in every place there may be sacrifice, and a clean oblation offered to thy name. r. Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.

Pro fidei propagatione

Revived by this atoning sacrifice, we beseech thee, O Lord, that by means of this help to eternal salvation true Faith may ever advance. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.