The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

by CCW | 25 March 2023 01:00

The collect for today, The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canada, 1962):

WE beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lesson: Isaiah 7:10-15[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:26-38[3]

Paolo Veronese, Annunciation, 1560[4]Artwork: Paolo Veronese, Annunciation, 1560. Oil on canvas, Fundación Colección Thyssen Bornemisza, on deposit at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya[5], Barcelona.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#annunciation
  2. Isaiah 7:10-15: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%207:10-15&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 1:26-38: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:26-38;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/VeroneseP_Annunciation_1560.jpg
  5. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museu_Nacional_d%27Art_de_Catalunya

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