Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
by CCW | 24 August 2009 05:00
[1]The collect for today, the Feast of St Bartholomew the Apostle, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):
O almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word; Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 1:10-14[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 22:24-30[4]
More on St Bartholomew here[5].
Artwork: Pierre Le Gros the Younger, St Bartholomew, 1708-18. Marble, San Giovanni in Laterano[6], Rome.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Le_Gros_StBartholomew.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#bartholomew
- Acts 1:10-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%201:10-14;&version=47;
- St Luke 22:24-30: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2022:24-30;&version=47;
- here: http://magicstatistics.com/2005/08/24/st-bartholomew-the-apostle/
- San Giovanni in Laterano: http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/San_Giovanni_in_Laterano
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2009/08/24/saint-bartholomew-apostle/