Fixed Date – September 21

The Collect

We thank you, heavenly Father, for the witness of your apostle and evangelist Matthew to the Gospel of your Son our Savior; and we pray that, after his example, we may with ready wills and hearts obey the calling of our Lord to follow him; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

(Rite II)

The Old Testament – Proverbs 3:1-6

The Psalm – Psalm 119:33-72

The Epistle – 2 Timothy 3:14-17

The Gospel – Matthew 9:9-13