A.D. 1940 September 14
The Saturday in the Seventeenth Week After Trinity
Collects
O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy church, and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 71; 72
- I Maccabees 2:29–48
- Colossians 2:20–3:11
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 73; 74
- I Maccabees 2:49–70
- John 16
Liturgical Colours
Green
Holy Cross Day
unknown sculptor, Black Christ, 17th century, Church of Saint Philip, Portobelo, Panama. Photograph: Adam Jones, 2013-12-20, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Liturgical Colours
Red