The Fourth Sunday in Lent

by CCW | 3 April 2011 05:00

The collect for today, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Epistle: Galatians 4:26-5:1[2]
The Gospel: St. John 6:5-14[3]

Tintoretto, Miracle of Loaves and Fishes, 1555[4]

Artwork: Tintoretto, The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, c. 1555. Oil on canvas, private collection.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#lent4
  2. Galatians 4:26-5:1: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians%204:26-5:1;&version=ESV;
  3. St. John 6:5-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%206:5-14;&version=ESV;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Tintoretto_MiracleLoavesFishes1555.jpg

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