Scriptures and Prayer for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Joel 2:23-32 or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

Psalter: Psalm 65 or Psalm 84:1-7

Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14
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O God, the strength of those who humbly confess their sin and place their hope in you, save us from vain displays of righteousness, and give us grace to keep faith with the true humility of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.