The collect for today, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Romans 12:1-5 [2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 2:41-52 [3]
[4]Artwork: Edward Burne-Jones, The Boy Jesus in the Temple, 1873-77. Stained glass, Jesus College Chapel [5], Cambridge.