The Fifth Sunday After Easter
by CCW | 13 May 2012 01:00
The collect for today, The Fifth Sunday After Easter, commonly called Rogation Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD, from whom all good things do come; Grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: St James 1:22-27[2]
The Gospel: St John 16:23-33[3]
[4]Artwork: Pieter Paul Rubens, The Last Supper, 1631. Oil on canvas, Brera, Milan.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#easter5
- St James 1:22-27: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%201:22-27;&version=ESV;
- St John 16:23-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2016:23-33;&version=ESV;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rubens_LastSupper.jpg
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