The Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 20 September 2026 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]

William Blake, Christ Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain[4]Artwork: William Blake, Christ Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain, c. 1803-05. Watercolour on paper, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#trinity16
  2. Ephesians 3:13-21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%203:13-21;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. Luke 7:11-17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%207:11-17;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Blake_RaisingSonOfWidowOfNain.jpg

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