The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost 2023 — Year A

Observance

The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost A.D. 2023 July 9
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year A
Proper 9, Liturgical Colors: Green

Acclamations

Celebrant: Blessed be God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Collects

Grant us, O Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who can do no good thing apart from you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lessons

Zechariah 9:9–12
Psalm 145 or Psalm 145:1–13
Romans 7:21–8:6
Matthew 11:25–30

Prefaces

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Personal Reflections

Archbishop Ali Buba Lamido visits from the church in Wusasa, a town just outside the major city of Zaria in Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria.