The collect for today, the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Romans 12:16b-21
The Gospel: St. Matthew 8:1-13
Artwork: Paris Bordone, Christ and the Centurion, c. 1555. Oil on canvas, Private collection.