Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
August 3, 2025
The First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
Psalm: 49:1-11
The Second Lesson: Colossians 3:1-11
The Holy Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
The Collect:
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.