Holy Cross Day

by CCW | 14 September 2021 01:00

The collect for today, Holy Cross Day, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O BLESSED Saviour, who by thy cross and passion hast given life unto the world: Grant that we thy servants may be given grace to take up the cross and follow thee through life and death; whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit we worship and glorify, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

With the Epistle and Gospel of Passion Sunday[2]:
The Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 20:20-28[4]

Caspar David Friedrich, Cross in the Mountains[5]Artwork: Caspar David Friedrich, Cross in the Mountains[6] (also known as the Tetschen Altar), 1808. Oil on canvas, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#holycross
  2. Passion Sunday: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#passion
  3. Hebrews 9:11-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%209:11-15&version=ESVUK
  4. St. Matthew 20:20-28: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2020:20-28&version=ESVUK
  5. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Friedrich_CrossInTheMountains.jpg
  6. Cross in the Mountains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_in_the_Mountains

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