The Sunday Next Before Advent
by CCW | 20 November 2022 01:00
[1]The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Jeremiah 23:5-8[3]
The Gospel: St. John 1:35-45[4]
Artwork: Danese Cattaneo, Christ the Redeemer, 1565. Marble, Basilica di Sant’ Anastasia[5], Verona.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cattaneo_ChristRedeemer.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#beforeadvent
- Jeremiah 23:5-8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah%2023:5-8;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 1:35-45: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESVUK
- Basilica di Sant’ Anastasia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant%27Anastasia,_Verona
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