The Sunday Next Before Advent
by CCW | 21 November 2010 05:00
The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Jeremiah 23:5-8[2]
The Gospel: St John 1:35-45[3]
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Artwork: Christ Pantocrator, mid-12th century mosaic, Cefalù Cathedral[5], Sicily.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#beforeadvent
- Jeremiah 23:5-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah%2023:5-8;&version=ESV;
- St John 1:35-45: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ChristMosaic_Cefalu.jpg
- Cefalù Cathedral: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefalù_Cathedral
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