A.D. 2017 March 12
The Second Sunday in Lent
Henry Ossawa Tanner, Nicodemus, 1899, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Collects
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year A
Daily Office Lectionary — Year One
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
- Psalm 8; 84
- Genesis 41:14–45 (optional)
- Mark 3:31–4:9
Other lectionaries
1979 Lectionary — Year A
Prefaces
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who was tempted in every way as we are, yet did not sin. By his grace we are able to triumph over every evil, and to live no longer for ourselves alone, but for him who died for us and rose again.
or
You bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you.
Liturgical Colors
Purple
Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold