A.D. 1961 September 14
The Thursday in the Sixteenth Week After Trinity
Collects
Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Table of Lessons (1922)
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 71; 72
- I Maccabees 1:1–19
- Philippians 2:12–30
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 73; 74
- I Maccabees 1:20–40
- John 16:1–15
Liturgical Colours
Green
Holy Cross Day
unknown sculptor, Black Christ, 17th century, Church of Saint Philip, Portobelo, Panama. Photograph: Adam Jones, 2013 December 20, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Liturgical Colours
Red