The Twenty-Second Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 8 November 2009 05:00

The collect for today, the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy house hold the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Philippians 1:3-11[2]
The Gospel: St Matthew 18:21-35[3]

Drost, The Unmerciful Servant[4]Artwork: Willem Drost, The Unmerciful Servant, 1655.  Oil on canvas, Wallace Collection, London.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#trinity22
  2. Philippians 1:3-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%201:3-11;&version=ESV;
  3. St Matthew 18:21-35: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2018:21-35;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Drost_Unmerciful_Servant.jpg

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