The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

by CCW | 7 August 2016 01:00

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

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[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 18:9-14[3]

Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, The pharisee and the publican[4]

Artwork: The pharisee and the publican in the temple, 6th-century mosaic, Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo[5], Ravenna.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity11
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2015:1-11;&version=ESV;
  3. St. Luke 18:9-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018:9-14;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/StApollinareNuovo_PhariseePublican.jpg
  5. Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo: http://www.turismo.ra.it/eng/Discover-the-area/Art-and-culture/Churches_-baptisteries/Basilica-of-Sant%27Apollinare-Nuovo

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