A.D. 1950 September 28
The Thursday 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
- Psalm 132; 133; 134; 135
- Tobit 2
- Mark 1
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 136; 137; 138
- Tobit 3
- I Corinthians 13
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 132; 133; 134; 135
- I Maccabees 1:1–19
- Colossians 1:21–2:7
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 136; 137; 138
- I Maccabees 1:20–40
- John 14
Liturgical Colours
Green
Eve of Saint Michael
Collects
O everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that as thy holy angels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold