The collect for today, the Feast Day of Saint Michael and All Angels, from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer:
O everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant, that as thy holy Angels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Epistle: Revelation 12:7-12
The Gospel: St Matthew 18:1-10
More on St Michael here.
Artwork: Scipione Tadolini, St Michael the Archangel, 1865, Marble sculpture, Rotunda, Gasson Hall, Boston College.
Photos of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Muncaster, England, are posted here.









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