A.D. 2023 September 13
The Wednesday in the Fifteenth Week After Pentecost
Proper 18
Collects
Grant us, O Lord, we pray thee, to trust in thee with all our heart; seeing that, as thou dost alway resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so thou dost not forsake those who make their boast of thy mercy; 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
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 49; 53 or 49
- Job 29:1; 30:1–2, 16–31 (optional)
- Matthew 2:1–12
Liturgical Colours
Green
Eve of Holy Cross Day
Collects
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world unto himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who for our sins was lifted high upon the cross, that he might draw the whole world to himself; who by his suffering and death became the author of eternal salvation for all who put their trust in him.
Liturgical Colours
Red
Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr of Carthage, 258
Liturgical Colours
Red