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![]() Dante’s Vision of Rachel and Leah, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). From Wikipedia. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our mothers, for thou hast raised up generations of holy women in the house of thy people Israel, that they might preserve the way of thy covenant. Grant us a measure of . . . → Read More: Holy Women of the Old Testament ![]() The Education of the Virgin, with Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, and the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640) O God, who didst choose blessed Joachim from among the company of thy Saints, that of him might be begotten the Mother of thy Son: Grant that we who on his feast day . . . → Read More: Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary O God, who has enlightened thy Church by the teaching of thy servant Hippolytus: Enrich us evermore, we beseech thee, with thy heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses who by their life and doctrine will set forth the truth of thy salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Martyrdom of St . . . → Read More: Saint Hippolytus of Rome ![]() The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocolypse, by Pierre Paul Rubens (1577—1640). From Wikipedia. O God, who hast taken to thyself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of thine incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of thine eternal kingdom; . . . → Read More: Saint Mary, Mother of God (The Dormition, or Falling–Asleep, of the Theotokos) ![]() 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 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 ![]() 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 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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