The Second Sunday After Easter

by CCW | 23 April 2023 01:00

Mateo Gilarte, The Good Shepherd[1]The collect for today, The Second Sunday After Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer [2](Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: 1 St. Peter 2:19-25[3]
The Gospel: St. John 10:11-16[4]

Artwork: Mateo Gilarte, The Good Shepherd, c. 1680. Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia[5], Spain.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Gilarte_GoodShepherd.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer : https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#easter2
  3. 1 St. Peter 2:19-25: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%202:19-25&version=ESVUK
  4. St. John 10:11-16: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2010:11-16;&version=ESVUK;
  5. Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia: https://www.museosregiondemurcia.es/museo-de-bellas-artes-de-murcia

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