A.D. 2016 September 8

The Thursday in the Sixteenth Week After Pentecost

Proper 18

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

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

Liturgical Colors

Green