The collect for today, The Seventh Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Romans 6:17-23
The Gospel: St. Mark 8:1-9
Artwork: Luca Giordano, Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, c. 1680-1700. Oil on canvas, Martin von Wagner Museum, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.