Columba, Abbot of Iona

by CCW | 9 June 2021 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Columba (c. 521-597), Abbot of Iona, Missionary (source[1]):

Almighty God,
who didst fill the heart of Columba
with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
and with deep love for those in his care:
grant to thy pilgrim people grace to follow him,
strong in faith, sustained by hope,
and made one in the love that binds us to thee;
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 Corinthians 3:11-23[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 10:17-20[3]

William Brassey Hole, The Mission of St Columba to the Picts A.D.563[4]Artwork: William Brassey Hole, The Mission of St Columba to the Picts A.D.563, 1898. Mural, Scottish National Portrait Gallery[5], Edinburgh.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradjune.html
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:11-23: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%203:11-23&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 10:17-20: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2010:17-20;&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hole_MissionOfStColumbaToPicts.jpg
  5. Scottish National Portrait Gallery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGyCM_XqPRA&t=422s

Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2021/06/09/columba-abbot-of-iona-7/