Saint Mark the Evangelist
[25 April]
[25 April]
O ALMIGHTY
God, who hast instructed thy holy Church with the heavenly doctrine 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.
Epistle Reading: Ephesians 4.7-16
Gospel Reading: John
15.1-11
For a little biographical background on
St. Mark see this installment in the Britannica Online site.
“Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent
that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And
account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation;
even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him
hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking
in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also
the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing
ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led
away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in
grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen” (2 Peter
3.14-18).
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