St. Barnabas the Apostle
by CCW | 11 June 2016 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Barnabas the Apostle, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
O LORD God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Spirit: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 11:22-26[2]
The Gospel: St. John 15:12-16[3]
[4]Artwork: Jacob Jordaens, The Apostles, St. Paul and St. Barnabas at Lystra, 1616. Oil on canvas, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#barnabas
- Acts 11:22-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011:22-26&version=ESVUK
- St. John 15:12-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2015:12-16;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jordaens_ApostlesPaulAndBarnabasAtLystra.jpg
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