The Baptism of our Lord
by CCW | 7 January 2010 05:00
The collect for today, the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O HEAVENLY Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ did take our nature upon him, and was baptized for our sakes in the river Jordan: Mercifully grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may also be partakers of thy Holy Spirit; through him whom thou didst send to be our Saviour and Redeemer, even the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson Isaiah 42:1-8[2]
The Gospel: St Mark 1:1-11[3]
[4]Artwork: The Baptism of Christ Surrounded by the Apostles, c. 440-450. Mosaic, Battistero Neoniano[5], Ravenna.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#baptism
- Isaiah 42:1-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2042:1-8&version=ESV
- St Mark 1:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%201:1-11&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/BaptismOfChrist_BattisteroNeoniano.jpg
- Battistero Neoniano: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/ravenna-battistero-neoniano
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