Eternal God, who didst raise up thine servant Phoebe as a deacon in thy church and benefactor of the Gospel, such that she took the message of thine Apostle Paul into the very heart of a hostile empire; grant unto us thy same grace, that aided by her prayers and example, we too may take the Gospel unto the ends of the earth, Through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Today is also the feast of Saint Phoebe of Rome, a first century Christian woman. Mentioned by Saint Paul in his Epistle to the Romans as both a deacon and helper or patron of many (Greek prostatis), she was Paul’s personal envoy to the Romans. pic.twitter.com/2uMnhRtGzN
— Chess Valley RC (@ChessValleyRC) September 3, 2025