The Third Sunday in Lent
by CCW | 15 March 2020 01:00
The collect for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-14[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 11:14-26[3]
[4]Artwork: Cesare Fracanzano, Miracle of a Demon-Possessed Man, 1645. Oil on canvas, Pio Monte della Misericordia[5], Naples.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#lent3
- Ephesians 5:1-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
- St Luke 11:14-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:14-26;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FracanzanoC_MiracleOfDemonPossessed.jpg
- Pio Monte della Misericordia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pio_Monte_della_Misericordia
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