Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles
by CCW | 5 May 2011 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: Spinello Aretino, The Holy Apostles Saint James and Saint Philip with episodes of their lives, c. 1399. Fresco, Chiesa di San Domenico, Arezzo. Photograph taken by admin, 27 May 2010.
(This commemoration has been transferred from 1 May.)
- 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/2011/05/Aretino_StsJamesAndPhilip.jpg
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