The Sunday Next Before Advent

by CCW | 24 November 2024 01:00

Anthony van Dyck, Salvator Mundi[1]The collect for today, the Sunday Next before Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (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[3]
The Gospel: St. John 1:35-45[4]

Artwork: Anthony van Dyck, Salvator Mundi, c. 1620. Oil on canvas, Bildergalerie von Sanssouci[5], Potsdam, Germany.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/vanDyck_SalvatorMundi.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#beforeadvent
  3. Jeremiah 23:5-8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah%2023:5-8;&version=ESVUK;
  4. St. John 1:35-45: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%201:35-45&version=ESVUK
  5. Bildergalerie von Sanssouci: https://www.spsg.de/en/palaces-gardens/object/picture-gallery-of-sanssouci

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