The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 22 October 2023 01:00

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

O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that thou wouldest have done; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Ephesians 5:15-21[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 22:1-14[3]

Pieter Aertsen, The Parable of the Marriage Feast[4]Artwork: Pieter Aertsen, The Parable of the Marriage Feast, 1550-54. Oil on panel, Cummer Museum[5], Jacksonville, Florida.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#trinity20
  2. Ephesians 5:15-21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:15-21;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. Matthew 22:1-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2022:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Aertsen_ParableMarriageFeast.jpg
  5. Cummer Museum: https://www.cummermuseum.org

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