A.D. 2012 November 11
The Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity
Collects
O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy church, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Epistles and Gospels
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- Proverbs 11 or Sirach 35
- John 3
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Proverbs 12 or Sirach 36
- II Thessalonians 2
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year II
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 56; 57; 58
- I Maccabees 3:42–60 or Proverbs 16:9–20
- Luke 14:15–35
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 59; 60; 61
- Sirach 4:29–6:1 or Daniel 2:24–45
- II Corinthians 5
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