Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by CCW | 15 August 2024 01:00
[1]The collect for today, the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from The Book of Common Prayer [2](Canadian, 1962):
O GOD Most High, who didst endue with wonderful virtue and grace the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord: Grant that we, who now call her blessed, may be made very members of the heavenly family of him who was pleased to be called the first-born among many brethren; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 1:12-14[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:39-49[4]
Artwork: Vittore Carpaccio, Death of the Virgin, 1508. Oil on panel, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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- The Book of Common Prayer : https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#mary
- Acts 1:12-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%201:12-14&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 1:39-49: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:39-49&version=ESVUK
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