Monday In Easter Week

by CCW | 28 March 2016 01:00

The collect for today, Monday in Easter Week, 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 Lesson: Acts 10:34-43[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 24:13-35[3]

ter Brugghen, Supper at Emmaus[4]Artwork: Hendrick ter Brugghen, The Supper at Emmaus, c. 1621. Oil on canvas, Sanssouci Picture Gallery[5], Potsdam, Germany.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#eastermon
  2. Acts 10:34-43: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2010:34-43;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. Luke 24:13-35: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2024:13-35&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/terBrugghen_SupperAtEmmaus.jpg
  5. Sanssouci Picture Gallery: http://www.spsg.de/en/palaces-gardens/object/bildergalerie/

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