A.D. 1948 November 11
The Thursday in the Twenty-Fifth Week After Trinity
Collects
O Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences, that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
Lessons
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- Sirach 35
- John 3
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Sirach 36
- II Thessalonians 2
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- Sirach 22:27–23:15
- Acts 12:1–24
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Sirach 24:1–22
- Acts 12:25–13:12
Liturgical Colours
Green
Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor (Martinmas)
El Greco, Saint Martin and the Beggar, c. 1597–c. 1605, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold