The Fifth Sunday in Lent
by CCW | 21 March 2010 05:00
The collect for today, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly called Passion Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15[2]
The Gospel: St Matthew 20:20-28[3]
[4]Artwork: Paolo Veronese, Christ meeting the wife and the sons of Zebedee, c. 1565. Oil on canvas, Musée de Grenoble, France.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#passion
- Hebrews 9:11-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%209:11-15&version=ESV
- St Matthew 20:20-28: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2020:20-28;&version=ESV;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Veronese_ChristMeetingSonsAndMotherOfZebedee.jpg
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