St. Barnabas the Apostle

by CCW | 18 June 2019 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]

Barent Fabritius, Stoning of St. Paul and St. Barnabas at LystraArtwork: Barent Fabritius, Stoning of St. Paul and St. Barnabas at Lystra, 1672. Oil on canvas, Private collection.

(This commemoration ha been transferred from 11 June.)

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer : http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#barnabas
  2. Acts 11:22-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011:22-26&version=ESVUK
  3. St. John 15:12-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2015:12-16;&version=ESVUK;

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