The collect for today, the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer [1] (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
The Epistle: Colossians 1:3-12
The Gospel: St. Matthew 9:18-26 [2]
[3]Artwork: George Percy Jacomb-Hood, The Raising of Jairus’ Daughter, 1885. Oil on canvas, Guildhall Art Gallery [4], London.