Christ Church

The collect for today, The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canada, 1962):

We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For The Epistle: Isaiah 7:10-15
The Gospel: St Luke 1:26-38

Artwork: Edward Burne-Jones, The Annunciation, 1879. Oil on canvas, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Wirral, England.

c/p: Nova Scotia Scott