The Sermon for Thursday November 28th – Thanksgiving Day

Here is the sermon for Thursday November 28th: Thanksgiving, 2013

Thanksgiving Day

O most merciful Father, who hast blessed the labours of the husbandman in the returns of the fruits of the earth: We give thee humble and hearty thanks for this thy bounty; beseeching thee to continue thy loving–kindness to us, that our land may still yield her increase, to thy glory and our comfort; through . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving Day

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

O God, who didst endue blessed Catherine, thy Virgin, with grace to witness a good confession, and to suffer gladly for thy name: Grant us, we beseech thee, so to follow her stedfastness that we may attain to the glorious fellowship of thy Saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Sermon for Sunday November 17th – Trinity XXV

Here is the sermon for Sunday November 17th: Trinity 25, 2013

The Sunday next before Advent

Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Cecilia

O blessed Spirit of God, by whose aid and grace thy servants skilled in music and holy song have beautified the worship of thine house: Unite us, we pray thee, in the concert of thy praises with the heavenly choirs, that rest not day and night from thy perfect service; to whom with the Father . . . → Read More: Saint Cecilia

Saint Hilda

O God, the author of all virtues, by whose gift thy blessed Saint Hilda chose the heavenly vision before the fleeting glories of the world: Grant that we may learn by her example to despise the passing things of earth, and seek after the things which are eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity

¶ If in any year there be twenty–six Sundays after Trinity, the service for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany shall be used on the Twenty–Fifth Sunday. If there be twenty–seven, the service for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany shall be used on the Twenty–Sixth, and the service for the Fifth Sunday after the . . . → Read More: The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Saint Hugh

O merciful Father, who didst endow thy servant Hugh of Lincoln with a wise and cheerful boldness, and didst teach him how to commend the discipline of holy life to kings and princes: Grant that we, fearing only thy displeasure, may learn to speak the truth with boldness in the name of thy Son Jesus . . . → Read More: Saint Hugh

Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland

O God, who didst call thy servant Margaret to an earthly throne that she might advance thy heavenly kingdom, and didst give her zeal for thy Church and love for thy people: Mercifully grant that we who commemorate her this day may be fruitful in good works, and attain to the glorious crown of thy . . . → Read More: Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland