The Sunday Next Before Advent

by CCW | 23 November 2014 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]

Christ Pantocrator, San Miniato al Monte[4]Artwork: Christ Pantocrator between the Virgin and St. Miniato, c. 1260. Mosaic, San Miniato al Monte[5], Florence.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#beforeadvent
  2. Jeremiah 23:5-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah%2023:5-8;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. John 1:35-45: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Christ_SanMiniatoAlMonte.jpg
  5. San Miniato al Monte: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/florence-san-miniato-al-monte

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