A.D. 1956 November 4
The Twenty-Fourth Sunday 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
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 24; 29
- Sirach 36:1–17
- Matthew 18:21–35
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 8; 84
- Nehemiah 5 (optional)
- I Corinthians 12:27–13:13
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