St. Philip of Caesarea, Apostolic Man

by CCW | 11 October 2018 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of St. Philip of Caesarea, Deacon, Apostolic Man (source[1]):

Almighty and everlasting God, we thank thee for thy servant Philip the Deacon, whom thou didst call to preach the Gospel to the peoples of Samaria and Ethiopia. Raise up, we beseech thee, in this and every land heralds and evangelists of thy kingdom, that thy Church may make known the immeasurable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.

The Lesson: Acts 8:26-40[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 28:18-20[3]

Abraham Bloemaert, The Baptism of the Chamberlain[4]Artwork: Abraham Bloemaert, The Baptism of the Chamberlain, 1620-25. Oil on canvas, Centraal Museum, Utrecht[5], Netherlands.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/10/11.html
  2. Acts 8:26-40: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%208:26-40&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Matthew 28:18-20: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2028:18-20&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BloemaertA_BaptismOfTheChamberlain.jpg
  5. Centraal Museum, Utrecht: https://www.centraalmuseum.nl/en/

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