The Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 5 October 2014 01:00

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

O LORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Ephesians 3:13-21[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 7:11-17[3]

Cranach the Younger, Resurrection at Nain[4]Artwork: Lucas Cranach the Younger, Resurrection of the Widow’s son at Nain, c. 1569. Altar Panel, Stadtkirche, Wittenberg.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity16
  2. Ephesians 3:13-21: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%203:13-21;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. Luke 7:11-17: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%207:11-17;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CranachTheYounger_ResurrectionAtNain.jpg

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