A.D. 2012 November 4
The Twenty-Third Sunday 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
Revised Common Lectionary — Year B
Semicontinuous Series
Complementary Series
Daily Office Lectionary — Year Two
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 8; 84
- Nehemiah 5 (optional)
- I Corinthians 12:27–13:13
Other lectionaries
1979 Lectionary — Year B
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