[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]
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Artwork: Carlo Crivelli, Saint Bartholomew, 1472. Civiche Raccolte d’Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco [6], Milan.