Sunday 4 August
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity (proper 13)
Green
Readings:
| Track 1 2 Samuel 11: 26 – 12: 13a Psalm 51: 1-13 Ephesians 4: 1-16 John 6: 24-35 | Track 2 Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-5 Psalm 78: 23-29 Ephesians 4: 1-16 John 6: 24-35 |
Collect
Let your merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of your humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
(or)
Lord of heaven and earth,
as Jesus taught his disciples to be persistent in prayer,
give us patience and courage never to lose hope,
but always to bring our prayers before you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Sunday 11 August
The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (Proper 14)
Green
Readings:
| Track 1 2 Samuel 18: 5-9,15,31-33 Psalm 130: 1-8 Ephesians 4: 25-5:2 John 6: 35, 41-51 | Track 2 1 Kings 19: 4-8 Psalm 34: 1-8 Ephesians 4: 25-5:2 John 6: 35,41-51 |
Collect:
O God, you declare your almighty power
most chiefly in showing mercy and pity:
mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace,
that we, running the way of your commandments,
may receive your gracious promises,
and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
(or)
God of glory,
the end of our searching,
help us to lay aside
all that prevents us from seeking your kingdom,
and to give all that we have
to gain the pearl beyond all price,
through our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Sunday 18 August
The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 15)
Green
Readings:
| Track 1 1 Kings 2: 10-12; 3: 3-14 Psalm 111: 1-10 Ephesians 5: 15-20 John 6: 51-58 | Track 2 Proverbs 9: 1-6 Psalm 34: 9-14 Ephesians 5: 15-20 John 6: 51-58 |
Collect:
Almighty and everlasting God,
you are always more ready to hear than we to pray
and to give more than either we desire or deserve:
pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid
and giving us those good things
which we are not worthy to ask
but through the merits and mediation
of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
(or)
God of constant mercy,
who sent your Son to save us:
remind us of your goodness,
increase your grace within us,
that our thankfulness may grow,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Sunday 25 August
The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 16)
Green
Readings:
| Track 1 1 Kings 8 [1,6,10-11] 22-30, 41-43 Psalm 84: 1-12 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6: 56-69 | Track 2 Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18 Psalm 34: 15-end Ephesians 6: 10-20 John 6: 56-69 |
Collect:
Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
(or)
Almighty God,
you search us and know us:
may we rely on you in strength
and rest on you in weakness,
now and in all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.