The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Barnabas the Apostle, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Spirit: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Acts 11:22-26
The Gospel: St. John 15:12-16
Artwork: Alessandro Salucci (attrib.), St. Paul and St. Barnabas at Lystra, c. 1640.
Oil on canvas, National Trust, Kingston Lacy, Dorset.