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Saint Mark the Evangelist
by Scott Gilbreath ~ April 25th, 2009
The collect for today, The Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O Almighty God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrines of thy Evangelist Saint Mark; Give us grace, that, being not like children carried away with every blast of vain doctrine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 4:11-16
The Gospel: St Mark 13:1-10
Artwork: Domenico Ghirlandaio, St Mark the Evangelist, 1486-90. Fresco, right wall of Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
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