Trinity Sunday

by CCW | 27 May 2018 01:00

Maulbertsch, The Trinity[1]The collect for today, the Octave Day of Pentecost, commonly called Trinity Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee, that this holy faith may evermore be our defence against all adversities; who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Lesson: Revelation 4:1-11[3]
The Gospel: St. John 3:1-15[4]

Artwork: Franz Anton Maulbertsch, The Trinity, c. 1785. Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts[5], Budapest.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Maulbertsch_TheTrinity.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#trinity
  3. Revelation 4:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation%204:1-11;&version=ESVUK;
  4. St. John 3:1-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%203:1-15;&version=ESVUK;
  5. Museum of Fine Arts: http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/main

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