Proper 19  The Sunday closest to September 14

O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please 
thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things 
direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one 
God, now and for ever.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Lord's Day* 

*The Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after September 14 are the 
traditional autumnal Ember Days.* 


Proper 20  The Sunday closest to September 21

Grant us, O Lord, not to mind earthly things, but to love 
things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among 
things that are passing away, to cleave to those that shall 
abide; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever 
and ever.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Lord's Day* 


Proper 21  The Sunday closest to September 28

O God, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing
mercy and pity:  Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of 
thy grace, that we, running to obtain thy promises, may be
made partakers of thy heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen. 

*Preface of the Lord's Day* 


Proper 22  The Sunday closest to October 5

Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to 
hear than we to pray, and to give more than either 
desire or deserve:  Pour upon us the abundance of