The Epiphany of Our Lord

by CCW | 6 January 2018 01:00

The collect for today, The Epiphany of Our Lord, or The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O GOD, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only-begotten Son to the Gentiles: Mercifully grant, that we, who know thee now by faith, may be led onward through this earthly life, until we see the vision of thy heavenly glory; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle: Ephesians 3:1-12[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 2:1-12[3]

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Adoration of the Kings (1564)[4]Artwork: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Adoration of the Kings, 1564. Oil on canvas, National Gallery[5], London.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#epiphany
  2. Ephesians 3:1-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%203:1-12&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Matthew 2:1-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202:1-12;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BruegelElder_AdorationOfKings1564.jpg
  5. National Gallery: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/pieter-bruegel-the-elder-the-adoration-of-the-kings

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