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Icon of St. Andrew the Apostle Artist: Yoan from Gabrovo 19th Century Source: Wikimedia Commons |
Today is the Feast Day of St. Andrew...and so here is a reflection on the Apostle from Dean Robert Willis of Canterbury Cathedral in the U.K. He speaks of Andrew as 'one who notices things' and as an 'encourager', and in the latter part of this short service of Morning Prayer, includes both a hymn in tribute to St. Andrew, and the collect for the Apostle's special day. At the end of the service, you'll no doubt notice a visit from the Cathedral's head rooster, Russell Crow, and, as the Dean put it, "his wives". 😊 May it bless your day!
Collect for St. Andrew
from the Book of Alternative Services
Almightly God,
who gave your apostle Andre
grace to believe in his heart
and to confess with his lips that Jesus is Lord,
touch our lips and our hearts
that faith may burn within us,
and we may share in the witness of your Church
to the whole human family;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
AMEN.
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The Saltire or St. Andrew's Cross, the flag of Scotland, of which Andrew is the Patron Saint |
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