The Second Sunday After The Epiphany

by CCW | 16 January 2011 05:00

The collect for today, the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Romans 12:6-16[2]
The Gospel: St John 2:1-11[3]

Naples Duomo, Wedding at Cana[4]

Artwork: (left) Jesus with the Samaritan Woman at the Well / (right) The Miracle of the Wedding at Cana, 4th-century mosaic. Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte[5], Duomo di San Gennaro (Naples Cathedral[6]). The Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte is believed to be the oldest surviving baptistery in the Western world.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#epiphany2
  2. Romans 12:6-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%2012:6-16&version=ESV
  3. St John 2:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%202:1-11&version=ESV
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NaplesDuomo_WeddingAtCana.jpg
  5. Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte: http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/Baptistery.htm
  6. Naples Cathedral: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples_Cathedral

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