Feast of St Luke The Evangelist

Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists who are traditionally thought to be authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which would mean Luke contributed over a quarter of the text of the New Testament, more than any other author.

Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship, although a lack of conclusive evidence as to the identity of the author of the works has led to discussion in scholarly circles, both secular and religious.

The New Testament mentions Luke briefly a few times, and the Epistle to the Colossians refers to him as a physician (from Greek for ‘one who heals’); thus he is thought to have been both a physician and a disciple of Paul. Thus Luke is also associated with Services of Healing.

Since the early years of the faith, Christians have regarded him as a saint. He is believed to have been a martyr, reportedly having been hanged from an olive tree. The Catholic Church and other major denominations venerate him as Saint Luke the Evangelist and as a patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students and butchers; his feast day is 18 October.

Associated Hymns

For Every Blade Of Bright Green Grass
Hymn / Easter Sunday / Evensong / Feast of St David / Feast of St George - St George's Day / Feast of St Luke The Evangelist / Feast of St Patrick - St Patrick's Day / Harvest Festival / LM (88 88) / Morning Prayer / Mothering Sunday / Mothers' Day / Richard Irwin Original / Richard M S Irwin (b. 1955) / Service of Healing / Verna Penn Moll / Year A Easter 3 / Year A Easter 5 / Year A Easter 7 / Year A Thanksgiving Day USA / Year B Lent 5 - Passion Sunday / Year B Thanksgiving Day USA

For Every Blade Of Bright Green Grass (Green Grass, Piano Ensemble, 5 Verses)

For Every Blade Of Bright Green Grass : Recording Tune: Green Grass, composed by Richard M S Irwin (b.1955) Copyright

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When I Needed A Neighbour
Hymn / 13 10 and Refrain / Feast of St Luke The Evangelist / Gathering / General / Holy Week Monday / Neighbour / Service of Healing / Stainer and Bell Ltd / Sydney Bertram Carter (1915-2004) / Traditional American / Year A Feast of Christ The King / Year A Proper 25, Ordinary 30, Trinity 20 / Year A Proper 26, Ordinary 29, Fourth Sunday Before Advent / Year B Proper 17, Ordinary 22, Trinity 13 / Year C Lent 5 - Passion Sunday / Year C Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 4

When I Needed A Neighbour (Neighbour, Piano & Flute, 6 Verses)

When I Needed A Neighbour : Recording Tune: Neighbour, composed by Sydney Bertram Carter (1915-2004). Copyright © Stainer and Bell Ltd.

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Thou Whose Almighty Word
Hymn / 664 6664 / Anonymous / Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Evensong / Feast of St Luke The Evangelist / Felice de Giardini (1716 - 1796) / General / Holy Week Tuesday / Italian Hymn / John Marriott (1780 - 1825) / Martin Madan (1726 - 1790) / Martin Madan's Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1769) / Morning Prayer / Moscow / Service of Healing / Year A Pentecost, Whit Sunday / Year A Proper 9, Ordinary 14, Trinity 5, 6th Sunday after Penecost / Year A Trinity Sunday / Year B Epiphany 1 (Baptism of The Lord) / Year B Pentecost, Whit Sunday / Year B Trinity Sunday / Year C Pentecost, Whit Sunday / Year C Proper 24, Ordinary 29, Trinity 18 / Year C Proper 26, 4th Sunday Before Advent / Year C Trinity Sunday

Thou Whose Almighty Word (Moscow, Organ, 4 Verses)

This recording of Thou Whose Almighty Word has been made to accompany singers in Church Services. Thou Whose Almighty Word

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