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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; . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving Day 
Sojourner Truth, from the Randall Studio, c. 1870. From Wikipedia. Almighty God, who hast made thy Church to be one body with many members and many gifts: we thank thee for the witness of thy daughter, Sojourner Truth, and for her courage to preach the truth of thy liberating love in the . . . → Read More: Sojourner Truth, Prophetic Witness 
The Martyrdom of St Catherine of alexandria, Altarpiece in the Cesi chapel, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, by Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta (1521–c. 1580). From Wikipedia. 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, . . . → Read More: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr 
“November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). Catherine was the daughter of Constus, the governor of Alexandria during the reign of Emperor Maximian. She was a studious . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr 
Martyrdom of St Clement, by Bernardino Fungai (1460–1516). O Lord, who in every age dost write names in thy Book of Life, and dost lead the meek of the earth to be followers of the Lamb of God: Raise up to us teachers like thy servant Clement, the disciple of thy first Apostles, . . . → Read More: Saint Clement, Bishop of Rome and Martyr 
O God of searing truth and surpassing beauty, we give thee thanks for Clive Staples Lewis, whose sanctified imagination lighteth fires of faith in young and old alike; Surprise us also with thy joy and draw us into that new and abundant life which is ours in Christ Jesus, who liveth and reigneth with . . . → Read More: C. S. Lewis, Apologist and Spiritual Writer 
St Cecilia, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). From Wikipedia. O God, who as on this day didst cause thy blessed Virgin Saint Cecilia to attain unto the heavenly palm of martyrdom: Grant us, we beseech thee, so to follow her example that we may be accounted worthy to be admitted into thy presence; . . . → Read More: Saint Cecilia, Martyr at Rome 
William Byrd. From Wikipedia. Sound out thy majesty, O God, and call us to thy work, so that like thy servants William Byrd, John Merbecke, and Thomas Tallis, we might present our lives and our works to thy glory alone; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and . . . → Read More: William Byrd, John Merbecke, and Thomas Tallis, Musicians 
Edmund being martyred, from a medieval manuscript. From Wikipedia. O God, in whose strength Saint Edmund the King stood firm against the heathen, and at the cost of his own life was the saving of his people: Let him be a leader to encourage us to vanquish every assault of the enemy; . . . → Read More: Saint Edmund, King of East Anglia, Martyr |
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