A.D. 1943 August 20
The Friday in the Ninth Week After Pentecost
Proper 15
Collects
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 141; 143 or 141; 143:1–11
- Job 2 (optional)
- Mark 12:35–44
Liturgical Colors
Green
Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold