A.D. 2013 September 8

The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 18

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 God, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Lessons

Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year C

Deuteronomy 30:15–20
Psalm 1
Philemon 1–25 or 4–21
Luke 14:25–33

Daily Office Lectionary

Morning Prayer

Psalm 22
I Kings 1 or 1:1–18, 29–40
Ephesians 5:18–33

Evening Prayer

Psalm 23; 24
Micah 6
Matthew 8:18–34

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