A.D. 1940 September 8

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Collects

O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lessons

Epistles and Gospels

Ephesians 3:13–21
Luke 7:11–17

Revised Table of Lessons (1922)

Morning Prayer

Psalm 38; 39; 40
Jeremiah 5:1–19
Luke 11:1–28 or Titus 2:1–3:7

Evening Prayer

Psalm 41; 42; 43
Jeremiah 5:20–31 or Jeremiah 7:1–15
John 8:12–30 or Ephesians 5:22–6:9

Liturgical Colours

Green

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Liturgical Colours

White or Gold

References

“Mary, mother of Jesus” at Wikipedia
“Nativity of Mary” at Wikipedia
“Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Saint” at An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church