St. Barnabas the Apostle
by CCW | 11 June 2012 01:00
[1]The collect for today, the Feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, from The Book of Common Prayer [2](Canadian, 1962):
O LORD God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Spirit: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 11:22-26[3]
The Gospel: St John 15:12-16[4]
Artwork: Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Saint Barnabas, 1605-06. Civiche Raccolte d’Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco[5], Milan.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GCProcaccini_Barnabas.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#barnabas
- Acts 11:22-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011:22-26&version=ESV
- St John 15:12-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2015:12-16;&version=ESV;
- Castello Sforzesco: http://www.milanocastello.it/ing/home.html
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