Laurence, Archdeacon and Martyr
by CCW | 10 August 2013 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. Laurence (d. 258), Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr (source[1]):
Almighty God,
who didst make Laurence
a loving servant of thy people
and a wise steward of the treasures of thy Church:
inflame us, by his example, to love as he loved
and to walk in the way that leads to everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10[2]
The Gospel: St. John 12:24-26[3]
[4]Artwork: Pietro da Cortona, The Martyrdom of St Laurence, 1653. Oil on canvas, Capella Franceschi, Santi Michele e Gaetano[5], Florence.
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradaugust.aspx
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-10: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%209:6-10&version=ESVUK
- St. John 12:24-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2012:24-26;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pietro_MartyrdomOfStLaurence.jpg
- Santi Michele e Gaetano: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gaetano,_Florence
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