The Third Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 28 June 2009 05:00

Good Shepherd[1]The collect for today, the Third Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):

O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may by thy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: 1 St Peter 5:5-11[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 15:1-10[4]

Artwork: Jesus as Good Shepherd, c. 250.  Fresco, Catacomb of St. Callixtus[5], Rome.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Good_Shepherd.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#trinity3
  3. 1 St Peter 5:5-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%205:5-11;&version=47;
  4. St Luke 15:1-10: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2015:1-10;&version=47;
  5. Catacomb of St. Callixtus: http://www.catacombe.roma.it/index.html

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