The Sunday Next Before Advent
admin | 23 November 2014The 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 between the Virgin and St. Miniato, c. 1260. Mosaic, San Miniato al Monte, Florence.
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