A.D. 2025 November 23
The Last Sunday After Pentecost (Christ the King)
Proper 29
Francisco de Zurbarán, Agnus Dei, c. 1635–c. 1640, Museum of the Prado, Madrid.
Collects
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in thy well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- Jeremiah 23:1–6
- Canticle 4
- Colossians 1:11–20
- Luke 23:33–43
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 145
- Zechariah 9:9–16 (optional)
- Luke 19:11–27
1979 Lectionary — Year C
Prefaces
Because in Jesus Christ our Lord thou hast received us as thy sons and daughters, made us citizens of thy kingdom, and given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth.
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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
References
Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 100
Liturgical Colours
Red