A.D. 2005 September 18

The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 20

Collects

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary — Year A

Semicontinuous Series

Complementary Series

Daily Office Lectionary — Year One

Morning Prayer

Evening Prayer

Psalm 34
Esther 3:1–4:3 (optional) or Judith 5:22–24; 6:1–4, 10–21 (optional)
Luke 3:7–18

1979 Lectionary — Year A

Prefaces

1. Of God the Father

For you are the source of light and life; you made us in your image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

2. Of God the Son

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

3. Of God the Holy Spirit

For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in all the world.