Saint Matthew the Apostle
by CCW | 21 September 2011 05:00
[1]The collect for today, the Feast of St. Matthew, from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):
O ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist: Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 9:9-13[4]
Artwork: Bernardo di Piero Ciuffagni, San Matteo, 1410-1415. Marble, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo[5], Florence. Photograph taken by admin, 14 May 2010.
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Ciuffagni_SanMatteo.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#matthew
- 2 Corinthians 4:1-6: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%204:1-6&version=ESV
- St. Matthew 9:9-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%209:9-13&version=ESV
- Museo dell’Opera del Duomo: http://www.operaduomo.firenze.it/english/luoghi/museo.asp
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