A.D. 1960 August 4
The Thursday in the Eighth Week After Pentecost
Proper 13
Collects
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lessons
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 83 (optional) or Psalm 145
- Judges 8:22–35
- John 1:43–51
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 85; 86
- II Samuel 11 (optional)
- Acts 4:1–12
Liturgical Colors
Green