The Second Sunday After Easter
by CCW | 19 April 2026 01:00
The collect for today, The Second Sunday After Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 St. Peter 2:19-25[2]
The Gospel: St. John 10:11-16[3]
[4]Artwork: Good Shepherd, 3rd-century fresco, Hisardere Necropolis[5], Iznik (ancient Nicaea), Turkey.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer : https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#easter2
- 1 St. Peter 2:19-25: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%202:19-25&version=ESVUK
- St. John 10:11-16: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2010:11-16;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HisardereNecropolis_GoodShepherd.jpg
- Hisardere Necropolis: https://orthochristian.com/174476.html
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