The collect for today, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Romans 12:1-5
The Gospel: St. Luke 2:41-52
Artwork: Max Liebermann, The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple, 1879. Oil on canvas, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.