The Third Sunday in Lent
by CCW | 12 March 2023 01:00
The collect for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
[2]WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-14[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 11:14-26[4]
Artwork: Limbourg Brothers, The Exorcism, c. 1416. Illumination (from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry[5]), Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#lent3
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LimbourgBros_Exorcism.jpg
- Ephesians 5:1-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
- St Luke 11:14-26: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:14-26;&version=ESVUK;
- Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Très_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry
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