Monday in Easter Week

The collect for today, Monday in Easter Week, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: We humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Lesson: Acts 10:34-43
The Gospel: St Luke 24:13-35

Artwork: Vittore Carpaccio, Supper at Emmaus, c. 1513. Oil on canvas, Chiesa di San Salvador (Church of the Holy Saviour), Venice.

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