A.D. 2004 February 15

The Sixth Sunday of Epiphany (World Mission Sunday)

The collect, psalms and lessons for World Mission Sunday may be substituted for any Sunday of Epiphany except the first or last.

Acclamations

Celebrant: I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles:
People: That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Collects

We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people, that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

or

Almighty God, who through the outpouring of the Holy Ghost didst reveal the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel thy salvation may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Lessons

Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year C

or

Daily Office Lectionary

Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer

Prefaces

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

or

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, in substance of our mortal flesh, manifested forth his glory; that he might bring us out of darkness into his own glorious light.

Liturgical Colours

Green

References

Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary, Founder of SPG and SPCK, 1730

Liturgical Colours

White or Gold

References