The First Sunday After The Epiphany

by CCW | 9 January 2011 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]

Morlaiter, Jesus disputing with the doctors[4]

Artwork: Gian Maria Morlaiter, Jesus disputing with the doctors of law in the Temple, 1730. Bas-relief, Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary[5], Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo[6], Venice.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#epiphany1
  2. Romans 12:1-5: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%2012:1-5&version=ESV
  3. St Luke 2:41-52: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%202:41-52&version=ESV
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Morlaiter_JesusDisputing.jpg
  5. Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary: http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/venice/gp/29
  6. Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo: http://www.basilicasantigiovanniepaolo.it/en/basilic/the-interior/the-rosary-chapel.html

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