Easter Day
by CCW | 5 April 2015 01:00
The collect for today, Easter-Day, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962) :
ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: We humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
The Epistle: Colossians 3:1-11[2]
The Gospel: St. John 20:1-10[3]
[4]Artwork: Titian, The Risen Christ[5], c. 1511. Oil on canvas, Private collection.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#easter
- Colossians 3:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians%203:1-11;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 20:1-10: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:1-10;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Titian_RisenChrist_1511.jpg
- The Risen Christ: http://artdaily.com/news/65296/October-edition-of-The-Burlington-Magazine-features-discovery-of-an-unknown-painting-by-Titian#.VRhI2EYWmq6
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2015/04/05/easter-day-7/