Monday In Easter Week
admin | 21 April 2014The collect for today, Monday in Easter Week, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: We humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 10:34-43
The Gospel: St. Luke 24:13-35
Artwork: Abraham Bloemaert, The Emmaus Disciples, 1622. Oil on wood, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.