A.D. 2008 June 15
The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 6
Collects
Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year A
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 34
- Sirach 46:11–20 (optional)
- Acts 13:1–12
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.
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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.
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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.
Liturgical Colors
Green
Evelyn Underhill, 1941
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold