A.D. 2023 August 20

The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 15

Collects

Almighty God, who hast given thy only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same thy Son 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 A

Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series

Daily Office Lectionary — Year One

Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Other lectionaries

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.

or

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.

or

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

Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153

Liturgical Colours

White or Gold

References