Christ Church

The collect for today, the Feast of St Bartholomew the Apostle, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):

O almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word; Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lesson: Acts 1:10-14
The Gospel: St Luke 22:24-30

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Artwork: Pierre Le Gros the Younger, St Bartholomew, 1708-18. Marble, San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.