Saint Laurence
by CCW | 10 August 2009 05:00
[1]The collect for today, the Feast of St Laurence (d. 258), Archdeacon, Martyr at Rome (source[2]):
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[3]
The Gospel: St John 12:24-26[4]
Artwork: Titian, The Martyrdom of St Laurence, 1548-59. Oil on canvas, Chiesa dei Gesuiti[5], Venice.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Titian_Martyrdom_Laurence.jpg
- source: http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/collects/trad/tradaugust.html
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-10: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%209:6-10&version=47
- St John 12:24-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2012:24-26;&version=47;
- Chiesa dei Gesuiti: http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/venice/gsu/0
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