The Second Sunday After Easter
by CCW | 30 April 2017 01:00
The collect for today, The Second Sunday After Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
[2]ALMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 St .Peter 2:19-25[3]
The Gospel: St. John 10:11-16[4]
Artwork: Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Good Shepherd, c. 1540. Oil on panel, Angermuseum[5], Erfurt.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#easter2
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CranachLucasElder_GoodShepherd.jpg
- 1 St .Peter 2:19-25: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%202:19-25&version=ESVUK
- St. John 10:11-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2010:11-16;&version=ESVUK;
- Angermuseum: http://www.erfurt.de/ef/en/sightseeing/part4/index.html#slot_100_5
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