Saint Luke the Evangelist

by CCW | 18 October 2010 05:00

Nanni di Banco, San Luca (St Luke)[1]The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):

ALMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the Physician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the soul: May it please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed; through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:5-13[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 24:44-52[4]

Read more about Saint Luke here[5].

Artwork: Nanni di Banco, Saint Luke, 1408-13. Marble, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo[6], Florence. Photograph taken by admin, 14 May 2010.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Nanni_SanLuca.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#luke
  3. 2 Timothy 4:5-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20timothy%204:5-13&version=ESV
  4. St Luke 24:44-52: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2024:44-52&version=ESV
  5. here: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/2009/10/18/saint-luke-the-evangelist/
  6. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo: http://www.operaduomo.firenze.it/english/luoghi/museo.asp

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