Saint Augustine of Canterbury
by CCW | 26 May 2009 05:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St Augustine (d. c. 605), first Archbishop of Canterbury (source[1]):
O Lord our God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst call thine apostles and send them forth to preach the Gospel to the nations: We bless thy holy name for thy servant Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, whose labors in propagating thy Church among the English people we commemorate today; and we pray that all whom thou dost call and send may do thy will, and bide thy time, and see thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20a[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 5:1-11[3]
More on St Augustine of Canterbury here[4] and here[5].
- source: http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/Augustine_Canterbury.htm
- 2 Corinthians 5:17-20a: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%205:17-20;&version=47;
- St Luke 5:1-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%205:1-11;&version=47;
- here: http://magicstatistics.com/2008/05/26/saint-augustine-of-canterbury/
- here: http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/908
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2009/05/26/saint-augustine-of-canterbury/