The Collects and Readings for Third Sunday of
Epiphany, 24th January 2021
Collect: Almighty God, whose Son revealed in signs
and miracles the wonder of your saving presence: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all
our weakness sustain us by your mighty power; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns
with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Revelation 19:6-10
6Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude,
like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunder-peals, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the
Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and exult and
give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready;
8 to her it has been granted to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure’— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. 9 And the angel said to me, ‘Write this: Blessed are
those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ And he said to me, ‘These are true words of God.’
10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, ‘You must not do that! I am a fellow-servant
with you and your comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.’
John 2:1-11
1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother
of Jesus was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave
out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ 4And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what
concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ 5His mother said to the servants, ‘Do
whatever he tells you.’ 6Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification,
each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled
them up to the brim. 8He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they
took it. 9When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the
servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10and said to him, ‘Everyone serves
the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until
now.’ 11Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples
believed in him.
Post Communion Collect: Almighty Father, whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
is the light of the world: may your people, illumined by your word and sacraments, shine with the radiance
of his glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; for he is alive and
reigns, now and for ever. Prayers - we have been asked to remember in our prayers: David Aked-Walker, Father
Mike, Katie Hakin, Carole Harrington, Diane Jones, Rev’d John Knight, Philip Le Roux, Sylvia Reynolds and James Wagstaffe |