Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles
by CCW | 1 May 2010 05:00
The collect for today, The Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles with Saint James the Brother of the Lord Martyr, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
O ALMIGHTY God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: St James 1:1-12[2]
The Gospel: St John 14:1-14[3]
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Artwork:
(left) Giovanni Battista Piazzetti, Saint James Being Dragged to Martyrdom, c. 1717. Oil on canvas, San Stae[6], Venice.
(right) Jusepe de Ribera, The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, c. 1639. Oil on canvas, Prado, Madrid.
- The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#philipjames
- St James 1:1-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%201:1-12&version=ESV
- St John 14:1-14: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:1-14&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Piazzetta_StJames.jpg
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Ribera_StPhilip.jpg
- San Stae: http://www.chorusvenezia.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=7
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