A.D. 1947 June 15
The Third Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 6
Collects
Keep, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy household the Church in thy steadfast faith and love, that by the help of thy grace we may proclaim thy truth with boldness, and minister thy justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 93; 96
- Sirach 46:11–20
- Revelation 15
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 34
- Numbers 6:22–27 (optional)
- Matthew 18:1–14
Other lectionaries
1979 Lectionary — Year C
Prefaces
1. Of God the Father
Creator of the light and source of life, who hast made us in thine image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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2. Of God the Son
Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.
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3. Of God the Holy Spirit
Who by water and the Holy Spirit hast made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth thy glory in all the world.
Liturgical Colours
Green
Evelyn Underhill, 1941
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold