The Eleventh Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 23 August 2009 05:00

Dore, The Pharisee and the Publican[1]The collect for today, the 11th Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):

O God, who declarest thy almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 18:9-14[4]

Artwork: Gustave Doré, The Pharisee and the Publican, 1865. Engraving.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Dore_PhariseeAndPublican.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#trinity11
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2015:1-11;&version=47;
  4. St Luke 18:9-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018:9-14;&version=47;

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