A.D. 1944 November 11
The Saturday in the Twenty-Third Week After Pentecost
Proper 26
Collects
Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may run without stumbling to obtain thy heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 75; 76
- Sirach 51:1–12
- Luke 14:1–11
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 23; 27
- Ezra 9 (optional)
- Revelation 18:1–14
Liturgical Colours
Green
Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397 (Martinmas)
El Greco, Saint Martin and the Beggar, c. 1597–c. 1605, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold