The Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity
by CCW | 18 September 2011 05:00
The collect for today, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Galatians 5:16-24[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 10:25-37[3]
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Artwork: Parable of the Good Samaritan, Illumination from the Rossano Gospels[5] (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis[6]), 6th century.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#trinity13
- Galatians 5:16-24: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians%205:16-24;&version=ESV;
- St. Luke 10:25-37: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2010:25-37;&version=ESV;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RossanoGospels_GoodSamaritan.jpg
- Rossano Gospels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossano_Gospels
- Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: http://www.calabria.org.uk/calabria/arte-cultura/CodexPurpureusRossanensis/CodexPurpureusRossanensis.htm
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