Holy Cross Day

by CCW | 14 September 2016 01:00

The collect for today, Holy Cross Day, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O BLESSED Saviour, who by thy cross and passion hast given life unto the world: Grant that we thy servants may be given grace to take up the cross and follow thee through life and death; whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit we worship and glorify, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

With the Epistle and Gospel of Passion Sunday[2]:
The Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 20:20-28[4]

Limbourg Brothers, Exaltation of the Cross[5]
Artwork: Limbourg Brothers, The Exaltation of the Cross, c. 1416. Illumination (from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry[6]), Musée Condé, Chantilly.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#holycross
  2. Passion Sunday: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/4/#passion
  3. Hebrews 9:11-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%209:11-15&version=ESVUK
  4. St. Matthew 20:20-28: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2020:20-28&version=ESVUK
  5. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Limbourg_ExaltationOfTheCross.jpg
  6. Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry

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