Propers for St Matthias Day
Very little is known about St Matthias. The Acts of the Apostles tells us that he had been a disciple of Jesus throughout Jesus’ ministry, and that he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as the twelfth Apostle. Apart from this brief appearance in the New Testament, we have no definite information about Matthias, although there are several ancient traditions about him. One early Church tradition speaks of Matthias preaching the Gospel in Judaea, another that he took the Gospel to Ethiopia. Another tradition says that he preached in Cappadocia (eastern Turkey) and in the area of the Caspian Sea. He is believed to have been martyred, possibly in Colchis (western Georgia) on the eastern shore of the Black Sea.
Entrance Antiphon
You have not chosen me; I have chosen you. Go and bear fruit that will last, alleluia.
The Collect
Almighty God,
Who in the place of the traitor Judas,
chose your faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the Twelve;
preserve your Church from false apostles
and, by the ministry of faithful pastors and teachers,
keep us steadfast in the truth:
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
The Readings
Missal (St Mark’s) Acts 1:1-17,20-26
Psalm 113
John 15:9-17
RCL (St Gabriel’s) Acts 1:15-26
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 4:1-7
John 15:9-17
Parish Church of St Mark Chadderton 