The Twenty-Third Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 15 November 2009 05:00

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

O GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Philippians 3:17-21[2]
The Gospel: St Matthew 22:15-22[3]

Rubens, Tribute Money[4]

Artwork: Piers Paul Rubens, The Tribute Money, c. 1612.  Oil on panel, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#trinity23
  2. Philippians 3:17-21: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%203:17-22;&version=ESV;
  3. St Matthew 22:15-22: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2022:15-22;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Rubens_TributeMoney.jpg

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