The Third Sunday in Lent

by CCW | 8 March 2026 01:00

The collect for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

Hans Schäufelein, Christ Healing the Possessed[2]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[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 11:14-26[4]

Artwork: Hans Schäufelein, Christ Healing the Possessed, from Das Plenarium, 1517. Woodcut, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#lent3
  2. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Schaufelein_ChristHealingPossessed.jpg
  3. Ephesians 5:1-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:1-14;&version=ESVUK;
  4. St. Luke 11:14-26: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2011:14-26;&version=ESVUK;

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