The Eleventh Sunday After Trinity
by CCW | 31 August 2014 01:00
The collect for today, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
[2]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: James Tissot, The Pharisee and the Publican, 1886-94. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity11
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tissot_PhariseePublican.jpg
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2015:1-11;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Luke 18:9-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018:9-14;&version=ESVUK;
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