The following sermon was preached on August 19, 2018, being the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, at the 8:30am and 11:00am Rite II and 6:00pm Rite I services at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Lafayette, Louisiana.Ĭollect: Almighty God, You have given Your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive faithfully the fruits of His redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of His most holy life through Jesus Christ Your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
