Christ healing the paralyticThe collect for today, the 19th Sunday after Trinity, from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer:

O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Ephesians 4:17-32
The Gospel: St Matthew 9:1-8

Artwork: Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Christ healing the paralytic, c. 1619, Buckingham Palace, London.