The Third Sunday in Lent
by CCW | 19 March 2017 01:00
[1]The collect for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-14[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 11:14-26[4]
Artwork: James Tissot, The Blind and Mute Man Possessed by Devils, 1886-94. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Tissot_BlindMuteManPossessed.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#lent3
- Ephesians 5:1-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
- St Luke 11:14-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:14-26;&version=ESVUK;
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