A.D. 2018 September 16
The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 19
Collects
O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the same Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year B
Semicontinuous Series
- Proverbs 1:20–33
- Psalm 19 or Wisdom 7:26–8:1
- James 3:1–12
- Mark 8:27–38
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 8; 84
- I Kings 19:8–21 (optional)
- Revelation 18:1–8
Other lectionaries
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
Ninian, Bishop in Galloway, c. 430
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold