A.D. 1985 November 17
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 86; 87; 88
- Proverbs 13 or Sirach 47
- John 9
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 89
- Proverbs 14 or Sirach 48
- I Timothy 6
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year I
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 86; 87; 88
- Wisdom 7:15–8:1 or Habakkuk 3:2–19
- James 3
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 89
- II Esdras 16:53–67 or Jeremiah 22:1–9
- Matthew 21:12–32
Liturgical Colours
Green
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold