A.D. 1994 September 18

The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 20

Acclamations

Celebrant: Blessed be God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Collects

O Lord, you have taught us that without love, all our deeds are worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the true bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whoever lives is counted dead before you; grant this for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lessons

Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year B

Wisdom 1:16–2:1; 2:12–22
Psalm 54
James 3:16–4:6
Mark 9:30–37

Daily Office Lectionary

Morning Prayer

Psalm 47; 48
I Kings 9 or 9:1–9, 15–28
Hebrews 9:1–14

Evening Prayer

Psalm 49
Zephaniah 3
Matthew 13:44–58

Prefaces

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Liturgical Colors

Green