"The word of the Lord shall endure for ever: this is the message which has been proclaimed, alleluia."
– Magnificat antiphon for the feast of St Mark (25 April).
The winged lion is a symbol of the evangelist Mark whose Gospel opens in the Judean desert where these beasts once roamed.
This winged lion is from the facade of Orvieto cathedral.
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"O God, who raised up Saint Mark, your Evangelist,
and endowed him with the grace to preach the Gospel,
grant, we pray,
that we may so profit from his teaching
as to follow faithfully in the footsteps of Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen."
– Collect for the feast of St Mark (25 April).
Mosaic from St Matthew's Cathedral in Washington DC.
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