The Sunday Next Before Advent
by CCW | 26 November 2017 01:00
The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Jeremiah 23:5-8[2]
The Gospel: St. John 1:35-45[3]
[4]Artwork: Vasili Belyaev, Christ Pantocrator, 1890s. Mosaic, Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood[5], St. Petersburg.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#beforeadvent
- Jeremiah 23:5-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah%2023:5-8;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 1:35-45: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Belyaev_ChristPantocrator.jpg
- Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/virtual-tour/church-of-savior.asp
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2017/11/26/the-sunday-next-before-advent-9/