John Wyclif
by CCW | 30 December 2010 05:00
The collect for today, the commemoration of John Wyclif, (c 1320-84), Scholar, Translator, Reformer (source[1]):
O Lord, God of truth, whose Word is a lantern to our feet and a light upon our path: We give you thanks for your servant John Wyclif, and those who, following in his steps, have labored to render the Holy Scriptures in the language of the people; and we pray that your Holy Spirit may overshadow us as we read the written Word, and that Christ, the living Word, may transform us according to your righteous will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Lesson: Daniel 2:17-24[2]
The Gospel: St Matthew 13:9-16[3]
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Artwork: Ford Madox Brown, John Wycliffe Reading His Translation of the Bible to John of Gaunt, 1847-61. Oil on canvas, Bradford Art Galleries and Museums.
- source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/12/31b.html
- Daniel 2:17-24: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=daniel%202:17-24;&version=ESV;
- St Matthew 13:9-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013:9-16;&version=ESV;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Brown_WyclifReading.jpg
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