Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 20

The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:27-34 read from The New International Version Bible

Track 2 Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31 read from The New International Version Bible

Track 1 Psalm 119:97-104 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Psalm 121 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 read from the New Living Translation Bible

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On October 26 we remember Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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