The Third Sunday in Lent
by CCW | 23 March 2025 01:00
The collect for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-14[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 11:14-26[3]
[4]Artwork: Charles-Antoine Coypel, Christ Curing a Possessed Man, 1717. Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#lent3
- Ephesians 5:1-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Luke 11:14-26: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:14-26;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CoypelCA_ChristCuringPossessedMan.jpg
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