The Sunday Next Before Advent
admin | 24 November 2013The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer (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
The Gospel: St. John 1:35-45
Artwork: Christ Pantocrator, early 14th century. Ekklesia tis Theotokos i Pammakaristos (Church of the All-Blessed Mother of God). Istanbul.