A.D. 1993 August 22
The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 16
Collects
Grant, we beseech thee, merciful God, that thy Church, being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year A
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 111; 112; 113
- Job 4:1–6, 12–21 (optional)
- John 8:12–20
1979 Lectionary — Year A
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