The Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity
by CCW | 5 October 2025 01:00
The collect for today, the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 3:13-21[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 7:11-17[3]
[4]Artwork: Hans von Aachen, Raising of the Widow’s Son at Nain, c. 1600. Oil on canvas, Seitenstetten Abbey[5], Austria.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#trinity16
- Ephesians 3:13-21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%203:13-21;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Luke 7:11-17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%207:11-17;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/vonAachen_RaisingSonOfWidowOfNain.jpg
- Seitenstetten Abbey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seitenstetten_Abbey
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