Trinity Sunday

by CCW | 4 June 2023 01:00

Robert Campin, Holy Trinity, between 1433 and 1435[1]The collect for today, the Octave Day of Pentecost, commonly called Trinity Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee, that this holy faith may evermore be our defence against all adversities; who livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Lesson: Revelation 4:1-11[3]
The Gospel: St. John 3:1-15[4]

Artwork: Robert Campin, Holy Trinity, between 1433 and 1435. Gold, silver and silk embroidery, pearls, glass beads and velvet applique on linen, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Campin_HolyTrinity_1433.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#trinity
  3. Revelation 4:1-11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation%204:1-11;&version=ESVUK;
  4. St. John 3:1-15: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%203:1-15;&version=ESVUK;

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