Alban, Martyr
by CCW | 22 June 2023 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Alban, First Martyr of Britain, d. c. 250 (source[1]):
[2]Almighty God, by whose grace and power thy holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death: Grant to us, who now remember him with thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to thee in this world, that we may receive with him the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The Epistle: 1 St. John 3:13-16[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 10:34-42[4]
Artwork: Saint Alban, Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn[5], London.
Endnotes:
- source: http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/06/22.html
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StAlbansChurch_StAlban.jpg
- 1 St. John 3:13-16: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%203:13-16&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 10:34-42: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2010:34-42;&version=ESVUK;
- Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn: https://www.stalbansholborn.co.uk/
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2023/06/22/alban-martyr-11/