Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles
by CCW | 1 May 2009 05:00
The collect for today, The Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles with Saint James the Brother of the Lord Martyr, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: St James 1:1-12[2]
The Gospel: St John 14:1-14[3]
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Artwork:
(left) Peter Paul Rubens, St Philip, c. 1610-1612. Prado, Madrid.
(right) El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), St James the Less, c. 1586-1590. Art Institute of Chicago.
More on St Philip and St James here.[6]
c/p: Nova Scotia Scott[7]
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#philipjames
- St James 1:1-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%201:1-12&version=47
- St John 14:1-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:1-14&version=47
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/rubens_stphilip.jpg
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/elgreco_stjamestheless.jpg
- here.: http://magicstatistics.com/2006/05/01/saint-philip-and-saint-james-apostles/
- Nova Scotia Scott: http://www.novascotiascott.com/2009/05/01/saint-philip-and-saint-james-the-apostles/
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2009/05/01/saint-philip-and-saint-james-the-apostles/