Feast Day Of St. Matthias

I had this ready yesterday, but I forgot to post it, so here it is a day late. The icon is lovely, isn't it?.

Little is known of St. Matthias except that, after Jesus' ascension, he was chosen by lot to replace Judas as one of the Twelve and, according to the account in Acts, he walked with Jesus from the time of his baptism by John until his ascension into heaven.

From the Lectionary:

Readings:

Psalm 15
Acts 1:15-26
Philippians 3:13-21
John 15:1,6-16

PRAYER

O Almighty God, who in the place of Judas chose your faithful servant Matthias to be numbered among the Twelve: Grant that your Church, being delivered from false apostles, may always be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Patronage: alcoholism; carpenters; Gary, Indiana; Great Falls-Billings, Montana; smallpox; tailors

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