O God, fill us with that spirit of courage which gave thy martyr Sebastian strength to offer his life in faithful witness; and help us to learn from him to cherish thy law and to obey thee rather than men; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
![St Sebastian Tended by St Irene](http://www.ststeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/45-sebastian-terbrugghen-809x1024.jpg)
St Sebastian Tended by St Irene, by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588–1629). From Wikipedia.