The Fourth Sunday in Lent

by CCW | 14 March 2010 05:00

The collect for today, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Epistle: Galatians 4:26-5:1[2]
The Gospel: St John 6:5-14[3]

Tintoretto, Miracle of Loaves and Fishes[4]

Artwork: Tintoretto, The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, 1578-81. Oil on canvas, Scuola di San Rocco[5], Venice.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/old/bcp/propers.html#lent4
  2. Galatians 4:26-5:1: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians%204:26-5:1;&version=ESV;
  3. St John 6:5-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%206:5-14;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Tintoretto_MiracleOfLoavesAndFishes.jpg
  5. Scuola di San Rocco: http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/venice/rcs/0

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