The Sunday Next Before Advent
by CCW | 24 November 2013 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]
[4]Artwork: Christ Pantocrator, early 14th century. Ekklesia tis Theotokos i Pammakaristos (Church of the All-Blessed Mother of God). Istanbul.
Endnotes:
- 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=ESVUK;
- St. John 1:35-45: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pammakaristos_ChristPantocrator.jpg
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