The Baptism of Our Lord

by CCW | 7 January 2015 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O HEAVENLY Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ did take our nature upon him, and was baptized for our sakes in the river Jordan: Mercifully grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may also be partakers of thy Holy Spirit; through him whom thou didst send to be our Saviour and Redeemer, even the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lesson Isaiah 42:1-8[2]
The Gospel: St. Mark 1:1-11[3]

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Baptism of Christ[4]Artwork: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Baptism of Christ, c. 1473. Fresco, Sant’Andrea a Brozzi[5], San Donnino.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#baptism
  2. Isaiah 42:1-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2042:1-8&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Mark 1:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%201:1-11&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DomenicoGhirlandaio_BaptismOfChrist.jpg
  5. Sant’Andrea a Brozzi: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.ca&sl=it&u=http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battesimo_di_Cristo_e_Madonna_col_Bambino_in_trono_tra_i_santi_Sebastiano_e_Giuliano&usg=ALkJrhgk6fxYbC3zlbN291XTcMC3wUfn6Q

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