Saint John the Evangelist
by CCW | 27 December 2011 05:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. John the Evangelist, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
MERCIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it being enlightened by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John may so walk in the light of thy truth, that it may at length attain to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 St. John 1:1-5[2]
The Gospel: St. John 21:19-25[3]
Click here[4] to read more about St. John.
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Artwork: Camillo Rusconi, Saint John the Evangelist, 1715-18. Marble, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano[6], Rome. Photograph taken by admin, 29 April 2010.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#johnevangelist
- 1 St. John 1:1-5: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%201:1-5&version=ESV
- St. John 21:19-25: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2021:19-25;&version=ESV;
- Click here: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/2009/12/27/saint-john-the-evangelist/
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Rusconi_StJohnTheEvangelist.jpg
- Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano: http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/San_Giovanni_in_Laterano
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2011/12/27/saint-john-the-evangelist-3/