Posted by petrus, on August 14th, 2020
Photograph of Jonathan Myrick Daniels. From Wikipedia.
O God of justice and compassion, who dost put down the proud and the mighty from their place, and dost lift up the poor and afflicted: We give thee thanks for thy faithful witness Jonathan Myrick Daniels, who, in the midst of injustice and violence, . . . → Read More: Jonathan Myrick Daniels
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Posted by petrus, on August 13th, 2020
The Lady with the Lamp, lithograph reproduction of a painting by Henrietta Rae (1859–1928). From Wikipedia.
Life-giving God, thou alone hast power over life and death, over health and sickness: Give power, wisdom, and gentleness unto those who follow the lead of Florence Nightingale, that they, bearing with them thy presence, may . . . → Read More: Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer
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Posted by petrus, on August 13th, 2020
Anonymous portrait of Jeremy Taylor, from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. From Wikipedia.
O God, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, we beseech thee, like thy servant Jeremy Taylor, deeply sensible of the shortness of human life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us in . . . → Read More: Blessed Jeremy Taylor
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Posted by petrus, on August 11th, 2020
Saint Clare of Assisi saving a child from a wolf by Giovanni di Paolo (c. 1403–1482)
O God of mercy, who hast inspired blessed Saint Clare with the love of poverty: Grant us so to follow Christ in poverty of spirit, that we may come to the joyful vision of thy glory in . . . → Read More: Saint Claire of Assisi
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Posted by petrus, on August 10th, 2020
“August”, 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).
Jonathan Daniels was an Episcopal seminarian and civil rights activist. He was one of a number of students and clergy . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Seminarian, Witness for Civil Rights
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Posted by petrus, on August 10th, 2020
The Martyrdom of St Lawrence by Tintoretto (1518–1594). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
O God, who gavest grace to thy servant Laurence to be a wise guardian of the treasures of the Church, a faithful attendant upon his chief, and a bold witness in his martyrdom to the Christian . . . → Read More: Saint Laurence, Deacon at Rome and Martyr
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Posted by Fr John, on August 9th, 2020
Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Trinity IX, 9 August 2020. You can also watch the videocast of the Trinity Eucharist on YouTube, or on the parish’s Facebook pages: Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church, and Isaac’s FB page.
The complete collection of Eucharist videocasts is also available . . . → Read More: Videocast: Trinity IX, 2020
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Posted by petrus, on August 9th, 2020
Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
. . . → Read More: The Ninth Sunday after Trinity
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Posted by petrus, on August 8th, 2020
Saint Dominic in prayer, by El Greco (1541–1614). From Wikipedia.
Almighty and everlasting God, who by the blessed Saint Dominic didst gather together a great company of preachers: We beseech thee so to inspire the Church that she may teach and commend the Gospel of thy dear Son as well by sound . . . → Read More: Saint Dominic, Priest and Confessor, Founder of the Order of Preachers
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Posted by petrus, on August 7th, 2020
Grant unto us, O God, that in all time of our testing we may
John Mason Neale. From Wikipedia.
know thy presence and obey thy will; that, following the example of thy servant John Mason Neale, we may with integrity and courage accomplish what thou givest us to do, and endure what . . . → Read More: John Mason Neale, Priest and Hymn Writer
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