A.D. 1913 February 2
The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin (Candlemas)
unknown Ukrainian artist, The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 1729, National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv.
Collects
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Epistles and Gospels
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 9; 10; 11
- Wisdom 9
- Mark 2
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 12; 13; 14
- Wisdom 12
- I Corinthians 14
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year I
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold
References
The Next Sunday before Lent (Quinquagesima Sunday)
Collects
O Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth: Send thy Holy Ghost and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.
Lessons
Epistles and Gospels
Table of Lessons
Morning Prayer
- Psalm 9; 10; 11
- Genesis 9:1–19 or Wisdom 9
- Mark 2
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 12; 13; 14
- Genesis 12 or Wisdom 12
- I Corinthians 14
Alternative Table of Lessons (1961) — Year I
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colours
Purple