A.D. 2012 October 14
The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 23
Collects
Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; 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 B
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
1979 Lectionary — Year B
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
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1906
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold