Holy God, no one is excluded from thy love; and thy truth transformeth the minds of all who seek thee: As thy servant Philip was led to embrace the fullness of thy salvation and to bring the stranger to Baptism, so grant unto us all the grace to be heralds of the Gospel, proclaiming thy love in Jesus Christ our Savior, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Today we keep St. Philip the Deacon. One of the Seven Deacons appointed by the Apostles to serve the early Church, he was “a man of good repute, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom” (Acts 6:3–5).
— Bishop Stephen Smuts (@BishopSmuts) October 11, 2025
Faithful, bold, and tireless, he carried the Gospel from Jerusalem to Gaza and… pic.twitter.com/kSsi5zWj7X