Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles
by CCW | 1 May 2026 01:00
The Collect for today, The Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles, with Saint James the Brother of the Lord, Martyr, from The Book of Common Prayer [1](Canadian, 1962):
O ALMIGHTY God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Additional Collect, of the Brethren of the Lord:
O HEAVENLY Father, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning: We bless thy holy Name for the witness of James and Jude, the kinsmen of the Lord, and pray that we may be made true members of thy heavenly family; through him who willed to be the firstborn among many brethren, even the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: St. James 1:1-12[2]
The Gospel: St. John 14:1-14[3]
[4]Artwork: Michael Leopold Willmann, The Martyrdom of SS Philip and James, late 17th-century. Oil on canvas, National Gallery Prague[5].
- The Book of Common Prayer : https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#philipjames
- St. James 1:1-12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%201:1-12&version=ESVUK
- St. John 14:1-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:1-14&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Willman_MartyrdomSSPhilipJames.jpg
- National Gallery Prague: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_Prague
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