Saint Matthew the Apostle
by CCW | 21 September 2014 01:01
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint 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]
[4]Artwork: Girolamo Muziano, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, 1586-89. Mural painting in oil, Santa Maria in Aracoeli[5], Rome.
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#matthew
- 2 Corinthians 4:1-6: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%204:1-6&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 9:9-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%209:9-13&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Muziano_MartyrdomOfStMatthew.jpg
- Santa Maria in Aracoeli: http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/Santa_Maria_in_Aracoeli
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