The First Sunday After The Epiphany
by CCW | 10 January 2010 05:00
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: Theodoor Verhaegen, Christ Among The Doctors (detail from pulpit), 1736. Wood, St. Laurentiuskerk, Lokeren, Belgium.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#epiphany1
- Romans 12:1-5: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%2012:1-5&version=ESV
- St Luke 2:41-52: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%202:41-52&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Verhaegen_ChristAmongTheDoctors.jpg
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