The Fifth Sunday After The Epiphany

by CCW | 9 February 2025 01:00

Félicien Rops, Satan Sowing Tares[1]The collect for today, the Fifth Sunday after The Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):

O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and household continually in thy true religion; that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Colossians 3:12-17[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 13:24-30[4]

Artwork: Félicien Rops, Satan Sowing Tares, 1882. Colour lithography on paper, Musée Félicien Rops[5], Namur, Belgium.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rops_SatanSowingTares.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#epiphany5
  3. Colossians 3:12-17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=colossians%203:12-17&version=ESVUK
  4. St. Matthew 13:24-30: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2013:24-30&version=ESVUK
  5. Musée Félicien Rops: http://www.museerops.be/?l=en#

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