The Octave Day of Easter
by CCW | 27 April 2014 01:00
The collect for today, The Octave Day of Easter, being The Sunday After Easter Day, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 St. John 5:4-12[2]
The Gospel: St. John 20:19-23[3]
[4]Artwork: Christ’s evening appearance to the disciples behind closed doors, c. 1350. Fresco, Visoki Decani Monastery[5], Kosovo.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#easteroctave
- 1 St. John 5:4-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%205:4-12;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 20:19-23: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:19-23;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Decani_ChristAppears.jpg
- Visoki Decani Monastery: http://www.kosovo.net/edecani.html
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