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 Proper 20  The Sunday closest to September 21

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among  things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall  endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns  with you 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, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we,  running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of  your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who  lives and reigns with you 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, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire  or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy,  forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid,  and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy  to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus  Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the  Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Preface of the Lord’s Day

Proper 23   The Sunday closest to October 12

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works;