The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
by CCW | 24 June 2011 05:00
The collect for today, the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by preaching of repentance: Make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching, and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Isaiah 40:1-11[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 1:57-80[3]
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Artwork: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Saint Zacharias Writes Down the Name of his Son, 1485-90. Fresco, Tournabuoni Chapel[5] (main chapel), Basilica of Santa Maria Novella[6], Florence.
- The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#johnbaptist
- Isaiah 40:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2040:1-11;&version=ESV;
- St Luke 1:57-80: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:57-80;&version=ESV;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Ghirlandaio_ZacahariasWritesDownName.jpg
- Tournabuoni Chapel: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/ghirland/domenico/6tornab/62tornab/index.html
- Basilica of Santa Maria Novella: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornabuoni_Chapel
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