Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer

Celtic Cross

O God, Origin, Sustainer, and End of all creatures: Grant that thy church, taught by thy servant Evelyn Underhill, may continually offer to thee all glory and thanksgiving, and attain with thy saints to the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast promised us by our Saviour Jesus Christ; who with thee and . . . → Read More: Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer

Saint Basil the Great of Caesarea, Bishop in Cappadocia, Doctor

Fresco of Basil the Great in the cathedral of Ohrid, by the Master of the Cathedral of Saint Sophie in Ohrid, 11th century. From Wikipedia.

Almighty God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Enable us, after the teaching and example of thy servant Saint Basil, to walk as one . . . → Read More: Saint Basil the Great of Caesarea, Bishop in Cappadocia, Doctor

Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest, Friar, Doctor

St Anthony Preaching to the Fishes Francisco de Herrera the Elder

St Anthony Preaching to the Fishes, attributed to Francisco de Herrera the Elder (1576–1656). From Wikipedia.

God, who didst endow thy servant Anthony with clarity of faith and holiness of life: Grant us, we beseech thee, to keep with stedfast minds the faith which he taught, and in his fellowship to be . . . → Read More: Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest, Friar, Doctor

For the Victims of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Aime Morot Le bon Samaritain

For the Victims of Hatred

Le bon Samaritain (The Good Samaritan), by Aime Morot (1850–1913). From Wikimedia.

Almighty God, Father of all mankind: we beseech thee to turn the hearts of those who through malice and hatred would seek to injure or oppress the stranger, the sojourner, and the Samaritan in our . . . → Read More: For the Victims of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Saint Barnabas

St Barnabas healing the sick

St Barnabas healing the sick by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588). From Wikimedia

O Lord God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Ghost: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and . . . → Read More: Saint Barnabas

Corpus Christi

The Last Supper Ugolino da Siena

O Lord Jesu Christ, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us a memorial of thy passion: Grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood, that we may ever perceive within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption; who livest and reignest with the Father and the . . . → Read More: Corpus Christi

Saint Columba, Abbot of Iona

Columba at Bridei's fort

Columba at Bridei’s fort, by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (1865–1927) , in Scotland’s Story, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall. From . . . → Read More: Saint Columba, Abbot of Iona

Saint Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Doctor

Ephrem the Syrian

Illustration of Ephrem the Syrian, from a 16th-century Russian ms. of the Slavonic translation of John Climacus and Ephrem’s Homilies. From . . . → Read More: Saint Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Doctor

The First Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and . . . → Read More: The First Sunday after Trinity

Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: III

Nicolas Poussin Summer or Ruth and Boaz

Summer, or Ruth and Boaz, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). From Wikipedia.

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy Church, that every member of the . . . → Read More: Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: III