Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
by CCW | 22 November 2011 05:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. Cecilia (3rd century), Virgin, Martyr (source[1]):
O GOD, which makest us glad with the yearly festival of blessed Cecilia thy Virgin and Martyr: grant, we beseech thee; that as we do venerate her in our outward office, so we may follow the example of her godly conversation. Through Jesus Christ our Lord who livest and reignest with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
The Lesson: Ecclesiasticus 51:9-12[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 25:1-13[3]
[4]Artwork: Domenichino, Saint Cecilia with an Angel Holding Music, c. 1620. Oil on canvas, Louvre.
Endnotes:
- source: http://www.episcopalnet.org/1928bcp/propers/Missal/Nov22.html
- Ecclesiasticus 51:9-12: http://bible.oremus.org/?ecclesiasticus+51:9-12
- St. Matthew 25:1-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2025:1-13&version=ESV
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Domenichino_StCecilia.jpg
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