The Octave Day of Easter
by CCW | 12 April 2026 01:00
The collect for today, The Octave Day of Easter, being The Sunday After Easter Day, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 St. John 5:4-12[2]
The Gospel: St. John 20:19-23[3]
[4]Artwork: William Blake, Christ Appearing to the Apostles after the Resurrection, 1795-1805. Colour print, watercolor, pen and black ink on paper, Yale Center for British Art[5], New Haven, Connecticut.
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#easteroctave
- 1 St. John 5:4-12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%205:4-12;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 20:19-23: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2020:19-23;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Blake_ChristAppearsToDisciples_Yale.jpg
- Yale Center for British Art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Center_for_British_Art
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