O God, who in your kindness called your servant blessed Egbert to the following of Christ, and through whom you  you nurtured evangelists who brought Christ’s light to new lands, grant us by your Holy Spirit to follow his example through Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit ever liveth and reigneth in glory everlasting, Amen.

Apr 24: Feast of Ecgberht (c.638-729), Northumbrian who lived as a monk at the monastery of Ráith Máelsigi (Clonmelsh, Ireland). He survived plague and later lived on Iona, where he helped persuade the community to change to the Roman Easter and tonsure. 📸August Schwerdfeger pic.twitter.com/Z8yDCRw5Za

— North Ages (@NorthAges) April 24, 2026

Make our hearts to burn within us, O Christ, as we walk with thee in the way and listen to thy words; that we may go in the strength of thy presence and thy truth all our journey through, and at its end behold thee, in the glory of the eternal Trinity, God for ever and ever.

Happy Easter ! ( " The Pilgrims of Emmaus" by James Tissot.) pic.twitter.com/pELfKfI8mo

— Marchal (@drisseeast) April 4, 2021

Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper′na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb′ulun and Naph′tali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

“The land of Zeb′ulun and the land of Naph′tali,
toward the sea, across the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned.”

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

–Matthew 4:12-17

Path to the beach #Shetland pic.twitter.com/E6ingVWd4C

— Catherine Munro (@CatherineMMunro) April 24, 2026