A.D. 2033 November 20
The Last Sunday After Pentecost (Christ the King)
Francisco de Zurbarán, Agnus Dei, c. 1635–c. 1640, Museum of the Prado, Madrid.
Proper 29
Collects
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; 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 One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 145
- Zechariah 9:9–16 (optional)
- Luke 19:11–27
Other lectionaries
1979 Lectionary — Year B
Prefaces
Because in Jesus Christ our Lord you have received us as your sons and daughters, made us citizens of your kingdom, and given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth.
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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
References
Edmund, King of East Anglia, 870
Emmanuel O’Brien and Nigel Kaines, Saint Edmund the Martyr, 2011, at the intersection of Parkway and Risbygate Street, Bury Saint Edmunds, England. Photograph: Nigel Kaines, 2011 December 6, CC BY 3.0.
Liturgical Colors
Red