The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Denys (d. c. 258), Bishop of Paris, Patron Saint of France, Martyr (source):
O GOD, who as on this day didst endow thy blessed Martyr and Bishop Saint Denys with strength to suffer stedfastly for thy sake, and didst join unto him Rusticus and Eleutherius for the preaching of thy glory to the Gentiles: grant us, we beseech thee, so to follow their good example; that for the love of thee we may despise all worldly prosperity, and be afraid of no manner of worldly adversity. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Lesson: Acts 17:22-34
The Gospel: St Luke 12:1-9
Artwork: Jean-Guillaume Carlier, Martyrdom of Saint Denis of Paris, c. 1660-75. Oil on canvas, Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.