The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

by CCW | 2 February 2015 01:00

The collect for today, The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, commonly called The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin (also traditionally called Candlemas), from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lesson: Malachi 3:1-5[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 2:22-40[3]

Champaigne, Presentation in the Temple[4]Artwork: Philippe de Champaigne, The Presentation in the Temple, 1648. Oil on canvas, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. Photograph taken by admin, 14 October 2014.

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Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#presentation
  2. Malachi 3:1-5: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=malachi%203:1-5&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 2:22-40: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%202:22-40&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Champaigne_Presentation.jpg

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