The Fifth Sunday in Lent

by CCW | 3 April 2022 01:00

The collect for today, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly called Passion Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 20:20-28[3]

Sandro Botticelli, Man of Sorrows, c. 1500[4]Artwork: Sandro Botticelli, Man of Sorrows[5], c. 1500. Tempera and oil on panel, Private collection.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#passion
  2. Hebrews 9:11-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%209:11-15&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Matthew 20:20-28: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2020:20-28;&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Botticelli_ManOfSorrows_1500.jpg
  5. Man of Sorrows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_of_Sorrows_(Botticelli)

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