Saint Barnabas, Apostle
by CCW | 11 June 2009 05:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St Barnabas the Apostle, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
O Lord God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Spirit: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 11:22-26[2]
The Gospel: St John 15:12-16[3]
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Artwork: Nicolaes Berchem, Paul and Barnabas at Lystra, 1650. Oil on canvas, Musée d’Art, Saint-Etienne, France.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#barnabas
- Acts 11:22-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011:22-26;&version=47;
- St John 15:12-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2015:12-16;&version=47;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/berchem_paul_barnabas_at_lystra.jpg
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