A.D. 2025 August 24

The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 16

Collects

Grant, we beseech thee, merciful God, that thy Church, being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary — Year C

Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series

Daily Office Lectionary — Year One

Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer

1979 Lectionary — Year C

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

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

Collects

O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word: Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church to love what he believed and to preach what he taught; 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 C

Daily Office Lectionary — Year One

Morning Prayer
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

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