St. Francis of Assisi
by CCW | 4 October 2013 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor (source[1]):
O God,
who ever delightest to reveal thyself
to the childlike and lowly of heart,
grant that, following the example of the blessed Francis,
we may count the wisdom of this world as foolishness
and know only Jesus Christ and him crucified,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Epistle: Galatians 6:14-18[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 11:25-30[3]
[4]Artwork: Guido Cagnacci, Saint Francis in Prayer, c. 1610-14. Oil on canvas, Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille[5].
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradoctober.aspx
- Galatians 6:14-18: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians%205:14-18&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 11:25-30: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2011:25-30&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Cagnacci_StFrancisInPrayer.jpg
- Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_des_beaux-arts_de_Marseille
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2013/10/04/st-francis-of-assisi-3/