Saint Matthew the Apostle

by CCW | 21 September 2012 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of St. Matthew, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (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[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 9:9-13[3]

Rusconi, St. Matthew[4]Artwork: Camillo Rusconi, Saint Matthew, 1708-18. Marble, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano[5], Rome. Photograph taken by admin, 29 April 2010.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#matthew
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:1-6: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%204:1-6&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Matthew 9:9-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%209:9-13&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Rusconi_StMatthew.jpg
  5. Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano: http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/index-en.html

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