The Fifth Sunday in Lent

The 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: Angels holding the instruments of the Crucifixion: hammer and nails, ladder, crown of thorns, cross, Parr Chapel, Kendal Parish Church, Kendal, U.K. The four angels are affixed on the wall just below the ceiling in the Parr Chapel, which was erected by the Parr family in the fourteenth century. The tomb in the chapel is believed to be that of Sir William Parr, grandfather of Lady Katherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII. Photographs taken by admin, 10 August 2004.

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