St. Mary Magdalene
by CCW | 22 July 2017 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O ALMIGHTY God, whose blessed Son did sanctify Mary Magdalene, and call her to be a witness to his resurrection: Mercifully grant that by thy grace we may be healed of all our infirmities, and always serve thee in the power of his endless life; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 13:27-31[2]
The Gospel: St John 20:11-18[3]
[4]Artwork: Lajos Pándy, Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, 1933. Oil and graphite on paper, Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre[5], Hungary.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#magdalene
- Acts 13:27-31: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2013:27-31;&version=ESVUK;
- St John 20:11-18: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:11-18;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Pandy_FeastInHouseOfSimon.jpg
- Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre: http://myartguides.com/art-spaces/museums/ferenczy-museum-center/
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