Aidan, Missionary and Bishop
by CCW | 31 August 2013 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Aidan (d. 651), Monk of Iona, Missionary, first Bishop and Abbot of Lindisfarne (source[1]):
O loving God, who didst call thy servant Aidan from the Peace of a cloister to re-establish the Christian mission in northern England, and didst endow him with gentleness, simplicity, and strength: Grant, we beseech thee, that we, following his example, may use what thou hast given us for the relief of human need, and may persevere in commending the saving Gospel of our Redeemer Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 19:27-30[3]
[4]Artwork: Kathleen Parbury, Saint Aidan, 1958. Holy Island, Lindisfarne[5], Northumberland, England.
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/52.html
- 1 Corinthians 9:16-23: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%209:16-23;&version=ESVUK;
- St. Matthew 19:27-30: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2019:27-30;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Parbury_StAidan_HolyIsland.jpg
- Holy Island, Lindisfarne: http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/
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