A.D. 2013 April 30

The Tuesday in the Fourth Week After Easter

Collects

O almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men: Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lessons

Revised Table of Lessons (1922)

Morning Prayer

Psalm 144; 145; 146
Joshua 3
Acts 21:37–22:22

Evening Prayer

Psalm 147; 148; 149; 150
Joshua 4:1–5:1
Acts 22:23–23:11

Liturgical Colours

White or Gold

Eve of Saints Philip and James

Collects

O almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.