1 May. 1662 Book of Common Prayer. St. Philip and St. James, Apostles
1 May. 1662 Book of Common Prayer: St. Philip and St. James, Apostles . See some info on James from Hegissipus at: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/hegesippus.html Saint Philip and Saint James's Day. The Collect. O ALMIGHTY God, whom truly to know is everlasting life; Grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James, we may stedfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/notes/saints.html#PhilipJames St. Philip and St. James . It seems impossible to give any sufficient reason for coupling together these two Apostles. (The Greek Church separates them, keeping St. Philip's Day on November 14th, and St. James' Day on October 9th.) The union of the two, however, suggests the harmony of the desire of knowledge characteristic o...