St. Patrick, Missionary and Bishop
by CCW | 17 March 2020 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Patrick (c. 390-c. 461), Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland (source[1]):
[2]Almighty God,
who in thy providence chose thy servant Patrick
to be the apostle of the people of Ireland:
keep alive in us the fire of faith which he kindled,
and in this our earthly pilgrimage
strengthen us to gain the light of 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: 1 Thessalonians 2:2b-12[3]
The Gospel: St Matthew 28:16-20[4]
Click here[5] to read the prayer known as St. Patrick’s Breastplate.
Artwork: Sean Keating, Saint Patrick, c. 1937. Charcoal, Private collection.
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradmarch.html
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Keating_StPatrick.jpg
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2b-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%202%20:2-12;&version=ESVUK;
- St Matthew 28:16-20: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2028:16-20;&version=ESVUK;
- here: http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Poetry/StPatrick.html
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2020/03/17/st-patrick-missionary-and-bishop-6/