The Twentieth Sunday After Trinity
by CCW | 2 November 2025 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]
[4]Artwork: Jacob Adriaensz Backer (attrib.), The Parable of the Unworthy Wedding Guest, c. 1644. Oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#trinity20
- Ephesians 5:15-21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:15-21;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Matthew 22:1-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2022:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Backer_UnworthyWeddingGuest.jpg
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