A.D. 1999 November 11
The Thursday in the Twenty-Fourth Week After Trinity
Collects
O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Table of Lessons (1922)
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- Sirach 6:14–31
- Acts 5:12–6:7
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Sirach 7:27–36
- Acts 6:8–7:16
Liturgical Colours
Green
Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor (Martinmas)
El Greco, Saint Martin and the Beggar, c. 1597–c. 1605, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold