The First Sunday After The Epiphany

by CCW | 11 January 2026 01:00

The collect for today, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):

O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: Romans 12:1-5[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 2:41-52[3]

Tintoretto, Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple[4]Artwork: Tintoretto, Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple, c. 1545-46. Oil on canvas, Museo del Duomo di Milano[5], Milan.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer : https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#epiphany1
  2. Romans 12:1-5: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%2012:1-5&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 2:41-52: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%202:41-52&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Tintoretto_JesusDisputingWithDoctors.jpg
  5. Museo del Duomo di Milano: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/jesus-disputing-with-the-doctors-in-the-temple-veneranda-fabbrica-del-duomo-di-milano/SgWRSGvZ9Ox8JA?hl=en

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