A.D. 1956 November 11
The Twenty-Fourth Sunday 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
Epistles and Gospels
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- Proverbs 13 or Sirach 35
- John 3
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Proverbs 14 or Sirach 36
- II Thessalonians 2
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- I Maccabees 14:4–15 or Proverbs 25:11–28
- Luke 15:1–10
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Sirach 11:7–28 or Daniel 9:1–19
- II Corinthians 9
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