Good Shepherd members,
Today is the Feast of St. Titus, Pastor and Confessor. Titus was a Gentile who was a trusted
co-worker of St. Paul in Greece,
Asia Minor (modern day Turkey)
and on the island
of Crete. He assisted Paul in the collections for the
Church in Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 8:3-6) and
was instructed by Paul to organize the church on Crete
(Titus 1:4-5). According to tradition,
Titus returned to Crete where he served as
bishop until he died at the end of the first century A.D.
Scripture reading:
Paul, a
servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of
God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, in
hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which
I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
To Titus, my true child in a common
faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
This is why I left you in Crete, so
that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town
as I directed you— if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and
his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or
insubordination. For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He
must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for
gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and
disciplined. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he
may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who
contradict it. (Titus 1:1-9)
Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, you called Titus to the work of pastor and
teacher. Make all shepherds of Your
flock diligent in preaching Your holy Word so that the whole world may know the
immeasurable riches of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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