The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by CCW | 25 March 2017 01:00
The collect for today, The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canada, 1962):
WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Isaiah 7:10-15[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:26-38[3]
[4]Artwork: Pietro Cavallini, The Annunciation, 1296-1300. Mosaic[5], Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere[6], Rome.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#annunciation
- Isaiah 7:10-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%207:10-15&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 1:26-38: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:26-38;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cavallini_Annunciation.jpg
- Mosaic: http://www.wga.hu/html_m/c/cavallin/mosaic/
- Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-maria-in-trastevere
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