The Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 21 August 2016 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]

Wynants, Parable of the Good Samaritan[4]Artwork: Jan Wynants, Parable of the Good Samaritan, 1670. Oil on canvas, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity13
  2. Galatians 5:16-24: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians%205:16-24;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. Luke 10:25-37: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2010:25-37;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Wynants_GoodSamaritan.jpg

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