The collect for today, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Epistle: Galatians 4:26-5:1
The Gospel: St. John 6:5-14
Artwork: Jacob de Wet the Elder, Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, c. 1650. Oil on canvas, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.