The Fourth Sunday in Advent

by CCW | 24 December 2023 01:00

The collect for today, the Fourth Sunday in Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

RAISE up, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; who with the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle: Philippians 4:4-7[2]
The Gospel: St John 1:19-29[3]

Annibale Carracci, St. John the Baptist Bearing Witness[4]Artwork: Annibale Carracci, St. John the Baptist Bearing Witness, 1600. Oil on copper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#advent4
  2. Philippians 4:4-7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%204:4-7&version=ESVUK
  3. St John 1:19-29: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:19-29&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CarracciAnnibale_JohnBaptistBearingWitness.jpg

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