Saint Matthew the Apostle

by CCW | 21 September 2020 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Matthew, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist: Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 9:9-13[3]

Giovanni Paolo Panini, The Calling of Saint Matthew[4]Artwork: Giovanni Paolo Panini, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1752. Oil on canvas, Museo Poldi Pezzoli[5], Milan.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#matthew
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:1-6: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%204:1-6&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Matthew 9:9-13: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%209:9-13&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Panini_CallingOfStMatthew.jpg
  5. Museo Poldi Pezzoli: https://museopoldipezzoli.it/en/

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