Today's Readings:  I Samuel 1:1-13;  I COrinthians 13:1-13;  Luke 18:31-43

Introit:  Psalm 31:1,5,9,16; antiphon: Ps. 31:2b-3

Collect: O Lord, mercifully hear our prayers and having set us free from the bonds of our sins deliver us from every evil; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who live and reign with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.