Saint Laurence

The collect for today, the Feast of St Laurence (d. 258), Archdeacon, Martyr at Rome (source):

Almighty God,
who didst make Laurence
a loving servant of thy people
and a wise steward of the treasures of thy Church:
inflame us, by his example, to love as he loved
and to walk in the way that leads to everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10
The Gospel: St John 12:24-26

Artwork:  Titian, The Martyrdom of St Laurence, 1548-59.  Oil on canvas, Chiesa dei Gesuiti, Venice.

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