The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
by CCW | 27 August 2017 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]
[4]Artwork: Barent Fabritius, The Pharisee and the Publican, 1661. Oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum[5], Amsterdam.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity11
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2015:1-11;&version=ESV;
- St. Luke 18:9-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018:9-14;&version=ESV;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Fabritius_PhariseeAndPublican.jpg
- Rijksmuseum: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2959
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2017/08/27/the-eleventh-sunday-after-trinity-9/