Almighty God,
you called Luke the physician,
whose praise is in the gospel,
to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:
by the grace of the Spirit
and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
give your Church the same love and power to heal;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah 35.3\u20136<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3<\/sup> Strengthen the weak hands, 5<\/sup> Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, Luke 10.1\u20139<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2<\/sup>He said to them, \u2018The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. 3<\/sup>Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. 4<\/sup>Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. 5<\/sup>Whatever house you enter, first say, \u201cPeace to this house!\u201d 6<\/sup>And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. 7<\/sup>Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. 8<\/sup>Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; 9<\/sup>cure the sick who are there, and say to them, \u201cThe kingdom of God has come near to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2020-10-18<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 18th October – St Luke the Evangelist Collect Almighty God,you called Luke the physician,whose praise is in the gospel,to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:by the grace of the Spiritand through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,give your Church the same love and power to heal;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who … <\/p>\n
and make firm the feeble knees.
4<\/sup> Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
\u2018Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6<\/sup> then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;<\/p>\n\n\n\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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