The Fifth Sunday After The Epiphany
by CCW | 9 February 2014 01:00
The collect for today, the Fifth Sunday after The Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and household continually in thy true religion; that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Colossians 3:12-17[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 13:24-30[3]
[4]Artwork: Abraham Bloemaert, Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1624. Oil on canvas, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#epiphany5
- Colossians 3:12-17: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians%203:12-17&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 13:24-30: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2013:24-30&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BloemaertA_ParableOfWheatAndTares.jpg
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