The Sunday Next Before Advent
by CCW | 25 November 2012 01:00
The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Jeremiah 23:5-8[2]
The Gospel: St. John 1:35-45[3]
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Artwork: Domenico Morelli, Christ enthroned, worshipped by the powerful on Earth, 1891. Gilded mosaic, Tympanum, Cattedrale di Sant’Andrea Apostolo (Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle[5]), Amalfi. (The fascia underneath contains figures of the twelve apostles.) Photograph taken by admin, 3 June 2010.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#beforeadvent
- Jeremiah 23:5-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah%2023:5-8;&version=ESV;
- St. John 1:35-45: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Morelli_ChristEnthroned.jpg
- Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi_Cathedral
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