Laurence, Archdeacon and Martyr

by CCW | 10 August 2024 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of St. Laurence (d. 258), Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr (source[1]):

Almighty God,
who didst make Laurence
a loving servant of thy people
and a wise steward of the treasures of thy Church:
inflame us, by his example, to love as he loved
and to walk in the way that leads to everlasting life;
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: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10[2]
The Gospel: St. John 12:24-26[3]

Giacomo Serpotta, Martyrdom of St. Lawrence[4]Artwork: Giacomo Serpotta, Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, 1700-05. Stucco, Oratory of San Lorenzo[5], Palermo, Italy.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradaugust.html
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:6-10: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20corinthians%209:6-10&version=ESVUK
  3. St. John 12:24-26: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2012:24-26;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Serpotta_MartyrdomStLawrence.jpg
  5. Oratory of San Lorenzo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oratory_of_San_Lorenzo

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