The Sixth Sunday After Trinity

by CCW | 23 July 2017 01:00

The collect for today, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

James Tissot, Sermon of the Beatitudes[2]O God, who hast preparest for them that love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Romans 6:3-11[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 6:27-36[4]

Artwork: James Tissot, The Sermon of the Beatitudes, 1886-96. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity6
  2. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tissot_SermonOfTheBeatitudes.jpg
  3. Romans 6:3-11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+6%3A3-11&version=ESVUK
  4. St Luke 6:27-36: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+6%3A27-36&version=ESVUK

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