A.D. 1944 September 28
The Thursday in the Seventeenth Week 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
Revised Table of Lessons (1922)
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 132; 133; 134; 135
- I Maccabees 6:1–17
- Colossians 2:20–3:11
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 136; 137; 138
- I Maccabees 6:18–47
- John 19:31–42
Liturgical Colours
Green
Eve of Saint Michael
Collects
O everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that, as thy holy Angels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Table of Lessons (1922)
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold