The Fifth Sunday in Lent
admin | 25 March 2012The collect for today, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly called Passion Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15
The Gospel: St Matthew 20:20-28
Artwork: Michele Giambono, The Man Of Sorrows, c. 1430. Tempera and gold on wood, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. www.metmuseum.org