St. Patrick, Missionary and Bishop

by CCW | 17 March 2021 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Patrick (c. 390-c. 461), Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland (source[1]):

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[2]
The Gospel: St Matthew 28:16-20[3]

Click here[4] to read the prayer known as St. Patrick’s Breastplate.

Carlow Cathedral, St. Patrick Preaching to the Kings[5]Artwork[6]: Franz Mayer & Co., St. Patrick Preaching to the Kings, 19th century. Stained glass, Cathedral of the Assumption[7], County Carlow, Ireland.
© Copyright Andreas F. Borchert[8] and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence[9].

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradmarch.html
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:2b-12: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%202%20:2-12;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St Matthew 28:16-20: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2028:16-20;&version=ESVUK;
  4. Click here: http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Poetry/StPatrick.html
  5. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mayer_StPatrickPreachingToKings.jpg
  6. Artwork: https://www.flickr.com/photos/afborchert/5535646132
  7. Cathedral of the Assumption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Assumption,_Carlow
  8. Andreas F. Borchert: https://www.flickr.com/photos/afborchert/
  9. Creative Commons Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

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