Illumine our hearts,
O Master who lovest mankind,
with the pure light of
thy divine knowledge,
and open the eyes of our mind
to the understanding of
thy Gospel teachings;
implant in us also
the fear of thy blessed commandments,
that trampling down
all carnal desires,
we may enter upon a
spiritual manner of living,
both thinking and doing such things
as are well-pleasing unto thee. 
For thou art our Sanctification
and Illumination,
and unto thee we ascribe glory,
to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever,
and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Daily Gospel
The Gospel for Sunday, 5 September 2010

At that time, a lawyer asked him a question, to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets." Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying "What do you think of Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David." He said to them, "How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put your enemies under your feet'? If David thus calls him Lord, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

 

Matthew 22:35-46