Tuesday in Easter Week

by CCW | 29 March 2016 01:00

The collect for today, Tuesday 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 13:26-41[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 24:36-48[3]

Rembrandt, Christ Appearing to the Apostles[4]Artwork: Rembrandt, Christ Appearing to the Apostles, 1656. Etching, Metropolitan Museum of Art[5], New York.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#eastertues
  2. Acts 13:26-41: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2013:26-41;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St. Luke 24:36-48: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2024:36-48;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Rembrandt_ChristAppearingToApostles.jpg
  5. Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/391023

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