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Readings and prayers for Sunday 6 August and the following week: 

We pray for Allen, our rector.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for our Bishop, Anna Greenwood-Lee, and for the people of St Mary the Virgin, Oak Bay and their clergy, Craig Hiebert and Dyan Davison;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the people and clergy of the Diocese of New Westminster and Bishop John Stephens.

In the Anglican Church of Canada cycle of prayer, we pray for The Rt. Rev. Helen Kennedy, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of  Qu’Appelle.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for le Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo.

Collect:  

 God who strives with us,  you meet us in our fears and doubts Inviting us to use all the strength you have given us until in our own striving you reveal yourself as the One who transfigures our weakness by your blessing through Jesus Christ our Reconciler.  Amen       (Allen Doerksen, 2023)       

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Aug 7 The Diocese of Wernyol – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Jonglei Province)
  • Tues Aug 8 The Diocese of Wiawso – The Church of the Province of West Africa (Ghana Province)
  • Wed Aug 9 The Diocese of Willochra – The Anglican Church of Australia (South Australia Province)
  • Thurs Aug 10 The Diocese of Winchester – The Church of England (Canterbury Province)
  • Fri Aug 11 The Diocese of Windward Islands – The Church in the Province of the West Indies
  • Sat Aug 12 The Diocese of Wonduruba – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Central Equatoria Province)

 

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK - click links for full text of readings for that day

Sunday August 6th 2023 , Transfiguration (Proper 18)  Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Isaiah 55:1-5 and Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21

"After Pentecost during Ordinary Time, there are two sets of Hebrew Bible readings. One set progresses semi-continuously through the Patriarchal/Exodus narratives (Year A), the Monarchial narratives (Year B), and the Prophets (Year C). The other set is related thematically, or is complementary, to the gospel lections for those dates. The Hebrew Bible lections during the rest of the year are thematically related to the gospel lections, which are in turn connected to the seasons of the Church Year. Additional readings are provided for special feast days." Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. Source

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