The collect for today, the Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Philippians 3:17-21
The Gospel: St Matthew 22:15-22
Artwork: Jacob Adriaensz Backer, The Tribute Money, c. 1630-40. Oil on canvas, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.