The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Jeremiah 23:5-8
The Gospel: St. John 1:35-45
Artwork: Anthony van Dyck, Salvator Mundi, c. 1620. Oil on canvas, Bildergalerie von Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany.