A.D. 1956 September 23
The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 20
Collects
Grant us, O Lord, not to mind earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to cleave to those that shall abide; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 93; 96
- Esther 3:1–4:3 or Judith 5:22–24; 6:1–4, 10–21
- Matthew 6:1–6, 16–18
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 34
- II Kings 4:8–37 (optional)
- James 1:19–27
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