A.D. 2022 November 20
The Last Sunday After Pentecost (Christ the King)
Proper 29
Francisco de Zurbarán, Agnus Dei, c. 1635–c. 1640, Museum of the Prado, Madrid.
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
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; 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
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Through your only begotten Son Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords; for you have seated him at your right hand in glory, and put all things in subjection under his feet, that he may present them to you, O Father, perfectly restored in beauty, truth, and love.
Liturgical Colors
Green
References
Edmund, King of East Anglia and Martyr, 870
Emmanuel O’Brien and Nigel Kaines, Saint Edmund the Martyr, 2011, at the intersection of Parkway and Risbygate Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, England. Photograph: Nigel Kaines, 2011 December 6, CC BY 3.0.
Liturgical Colors
Red