All Saints’ Day
by CCW | 1 November 2022 01:00
The collect for today, All Saints’ Day, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Revelation 7:9-17[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 5:1-12[3]
[4]Artwork: Bernardo Daddi, Christ Enthroned with Saints, c. 1325. Tempera on panel, gold ground, Metropolitan Museum of Art[5], New York City.
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#allsaints
- Revelation 7:9-17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation%207:9-17&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 5:1-12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%205:1-12&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Daddi_ChristEnthronedWithSaints.jpg
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org
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