Saint Lucian

Lucian of Antioch (Menologion of Basil II)

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

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

Pieter Aertsen The Adoration of the Magi

¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave.

The Adoration of the Magi (the middle panel of a triptych), by Pieter Aertsen. From Wikimedia.

O God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only–begotten Son to the Gentiles: Mercifully grant that we, who know . . . → Read More: The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

Elizabeth Seton, Founder of the American Sisters of Charity

Elizabeth Ann Seton

Portrait of Elizabeth Ann Seton (Mother Seton), by an unknown 19th-century artist. From Wikipedia.

GIVE us grace, O God, to love thee in all things and above all things, that following the example of thy servant Elizabeth Ann Seton we might express our love for thee in the service of others; through . . . → Read More: Elizabeth Seton, Founder of the American Sisters of Charity

The Second Sunday after Christmas Day

altar on christmas eve

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.

Saint Basil the Great of Caesarea and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops and Doctors

Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian), attributed to Andrei Rublëv (c. 1360/70–1427/30). From Wikipedia.

Basil the Great. Fresco in the cathedral of Ohrid. The saint is shown consecrating the Gifts during the Divine Liturgy which bears his name. From Wikipedia.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast revealed to thy . . . → Read More: Saint Basil the Great of Caesarea and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops and Doctors

The Circumcision of Christ, or The Holy Name

Albrecht Dürer Circumcision

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

Saint Sylvester

St Sylvester and the Dragon

Saint Sylvester overcomes the dragon of the Tarpeian Rock, by Battista da Vicenza (1375?–1438)

Most merciful God, we humbly pray thee, that like as when thy blessed Abbot Sylvester was devoutly meditating over an open tomb on the vanity of this life, thou didst vouchsafe to call him thence unto the desert, and . . . → Read More: Saint Sylvester

Saint Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury

Thomas Becket

The Martyrdom of Thomas Becket

O God, by whose grace and power thy holy Martyr Thomas 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 that fadeth not away; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Holy Innocents

Rubens Massacre of the Innocents

The Massacre of the Innocents, from the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1644). From Wikipedia.

O Almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths: Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy . . . → Read More: The Holy Innocents

Videocast: Christmas I, 2020

Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Christmas I, 27 December 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.

Here is the video of the Holy Eucharist for . . . → Read More: Videocast: Christmas I, 2020