Jonathan Myrick Daniels

Jonathan Myrick Daniels

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

Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer

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

Blessed Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

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

Saint Claire of Assisi

Saint Clare of Assisi saving a child from a wolf

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

On the Kalendar: Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Seminarian, Witness for Civil Rights

August from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“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

Saint Laurence, Deacon at Rome and Martyr

Martyrdom of St Lawrence

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

Videocast: Trinity IX, 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

The Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

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.

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Saint Dominic, Priest and Confessor, Founder of the Order of Preachers

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

John Mason Neale, Priest and Hymn Writer

John Mason Neale

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