Columba, Abbot of Iona
by CCW | 9 June 2016 01:00
[1]The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Columba (c. 521-597) Abbot of Iona, Missionary (source[2]):
Almighty God,
who didst fill the heart of Columba
with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
and with deep love for those in his care:
grant to thy pilgrim people grace to follow him,
strong in faith, sustained by hope,
and made one in the love that binds us to thee;
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: 1 Corinthians 3:11-23[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 10:17-20[4]
Artwork: St. Columba, stained glass, St. Hilda’s Church, Ashford, England.
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/StHildaAshford_StColumba.jpg
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradjune.aspx
- 1 Corinthians 3:11-23: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%203:11-23&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 10:17-20: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2010:17-20;&version=ESVUK
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