The Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 2 September 2012 01:00

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]

Jacopo Bassano, The Good Samaritan[4]Artwork: Jacopo Bassano, The Good Samaritan, c. 1562-3. Oil on canvas, National Gallery, London.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#trinity13
  2. Galatians 5:16-24: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians%205:16-24;&version=ESV;
  3. St. Luke 10:25-37: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2010:25-37;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JBassano_GoodSamaritan.jpg

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