The Sunday Next Before Easter
by CCW | 24 March 2024 01:00
The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Easter, commonly called Palm Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11[2]
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to St. Matthew
The Gospel: St. Matthew 27:1-54[3]
[4]Artwork: Lippo Memmi, Christ’s Entry to Jerusalem, c. 1335-45. Fresco, Duomo di San Gimignano[5], San Gimignano, Italy.
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#palm
- Philippians 2:5-11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:5-11;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Matthew 27:1-54: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2027:1-54;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Memmi_EntryIntoJerusalem.jpg
- Duomo di San Gimignano: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegiata_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta,_San_Gimignano
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2024/03/24/the-sunday-next-before-easter-5/