A.D. 2015 September 20
The Seventeenth 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 B
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
- Wisdom 1:16; 2:1, 12–22 or Jeremiah 11:18–20
- Psalm 54
- James 3:13–18; 4:1–3, 7–8a
- Mark 9:30–37
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 34
- Esther 3:1–4:3 (optional) or Judith 5:22–24; 6:1–4, 10–21 (optional)
- Luke 3:7–18
Other lectionaries
1979 Lectionary — Year B
- Wisdom 1:16; 2:1, 6–22 or 1:16; 2:1, 12–22
- Psalm 54
- James 3:16–4:6
- Mark 9:30–37
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
Eve of Saint Matthew
Collects
We thank thee, heavenly Father, for the witness of thine apostle and evangelist Matthew to the Gospel of thy Son our Savior; and we pray that, after his example, we may with ready wills and hearts obey the calling of our Lord to follow him; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Through the great shepherd of thy flock, Jesus Christ our Lord; who after his resurrection sent forth his apostles to preach the Gospel and to teach all nations; and promised to be with them always, even unto the end of the ages.
Liturgical Colours
Red
John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871
Liturgical Colours
Red