A.D. 2016 September 14
The Wednesday 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 71; 72
- I Maccabees 4:26–35
- Colossians 2:8–19
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 73; 74
- I Maccabees 4:36–61
- John 19:1–30
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