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 O God, who hast enlightened thy Church by the teaching of thy servant Saint Hilary: Enrich it evermore, we beseech the, with thy heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses, who by their life and doctrine may set forth to all men the truth of thy salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ . . . → Read More: Saint Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers and Doctor 
O God, the author of all virtues, by whose gift thy blessed Abbot Benedict Biscop chose the heavenly vision before the fleeting glories of this world: Grant that we may learn by his example to despise the things of earth and to seek after the things which are eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. . . . → Read More: Saint Benedict Biscop 
An illumination from Ælred’s De speculo caritatis (The Mirror of Charity), c. 1170. From Wikipedia. Almighty and everlasting God, who ceasest not alike to teach and succour the children of thy Church: Grant, we pray thee, that as thou hast given Saint Aelred unto thy faithful people to be the minister of . . . → Read More: Saint Ælred of Riveaulx, Abbot  
Here is the sermon for Sunday January 10th: Epiphany, 2016 
Lucian of Antioch, a miniature from the anonymous Menologion of Basil II. From Wikipedia. O God, by whose grace and power thy holy Martyr Lucian triumphed over suffering, and despised death: Grant, we beseech thee, that enduring hardness, and waxing valiant in fight we may with him receive a crown of glory . . . → Read More: Saint Lucian 
Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). From Wikipedia. ¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave. O God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only–begotten Son to the Gentiles: Mercifully grant that we, who know thee now by faith, . . . → Read More: The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles 
Here is the sermon for Sunday January 3rd: Christmas 2, 2016 Almighty God, who hast poured upon us the new light of thine incarnate Word: Grant that the same light enkindled in our hearts may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
The Circumcision, from the middle panel of The Seven Sorrows of Mary, by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1518. From Wikipedia. Almighty God, who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for man: Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit; that, our hearts, and all our members, being mortified . . . → Read More: The Circumcision of Christ, or The Holy Name |
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