Joan of Arc
by CCW | 30 May 2017 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Joan of Arc (1412-31), Virgin, Visionary, Patron Saint of France (source[1]):
Holy God, whose power is made perfect in weakness: we honor thy calling of Jeanne d’Arc, who, though young, rose up in valor to bear thy standard for her country, and endured with grace and fortitude both victory and defeat; and we pray that we, like Jeanne, may bear witness to the truth that is in us to friends and enemies alike, and, encouraged by the companionship of thy saints, give ourselves bravely to the struggle for justice in our time; through Christ our Savior, who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3:1-6[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 12:25-30[3]
[4]Artwork: Jean-Jacques Scherrer, The entrance of Joan of Arc into Orleans on 8th May 1429, 1887. Oil on canvas, Musée Jeanne-d’Arc[5], Rouen.
- source: http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/joan_arc.htm
- 2 Corinthians 3:1-6: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%203:1-6&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 12:25-30: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2012:25-30&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Scherrer_JeanneEntersOrleans.jpg
- Musée Jeanne-d’Arc: http://www.historial-jeannedarc.fr/en
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