A.D. 1950 November 11
The Saturday in the Twenty-Third Week After Pentecost
Proper 26
Collects
Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that your faithful people offer you true and laudable service: Grant that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly promises; 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 — Year Two
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 23; 27
- Ezra 9 (optional)
- Revelation 18:1–14
Liturgical Colors
Green
Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397 (Martinmas)
El Greco, Saint Martin and the Beggar, c. 1597–c. 1605, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold