Laurence, Archdeacon and Martyr
by CCW | 10 August 2019 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. Laurence (d. 258), Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr (source[1]):
Almighty God,
who didst make Laurence
a loving servant of thy people
and a wise steward of the treasures of thy Church:
inflame us, by his example, to love as he loved
and to walk in the way that leads to everlasting life;
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: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10[2]
The Gospel: St. John 12:24-26[3]
Artwork: Bartholomeus Breenbergh, The Martyrdom of Saint Laurence, 1647. Oil on canvas, Städelschen Kunstinstitut[4], Frankfurt am Main.
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradaugust.html
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-10: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%209:6-10&version=ESVUK
- St. John 12:24-26: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2012:24-26;&version=ESVUK;
- Städelschen Kunstinstitut: http://www.staedelmuseum.de/en
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2019/08/10/laurence-archdeacon-and-martyr-7/