Day: August 10, 2010

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Laurence (d. 258), Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr (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: Emilio Taruffi, San Lorenzo, c. 1654. Oil on canvas, Basilica di Santa Maria in Porto, Ravenna. Photo taken by admin 20 May 2010.

Print this entry