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