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George Herbert, by Robert White (1645–1703). From Wikipedia. O eternal Lord God, who boldest all souls in life: We beseech thee to shed forth upon thy whole Church in paradise and on earth the bright beams of thy light and thy peace; and grant that we, following the good examples of thy . . . → Read More: George Herbert, Priest 
Saint Matthias, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). From Wikimedia. ¶ Because this is a leap year, the Feast of Saint Matthias ought to be transferred to February 25th. It was the Roman tradition to insert the leap day following February 24th, and to repeat that day’s number, rather than adding . . . → Read More: Saint Matthias the Apostle 
Chi Rho mosaic from Saint Gregory of Sinai Monastery O Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth: Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth . . . → Read More: Quinquagesima Sunday: the Sunday Next before Lent 
Saint Peter, by Marco Zoppo (1433–1478). From Wikipedia. O God, who didst bestow upon thy blessed Apostle Saint Peter the keys of the kingdom in heaven, and didst appoint unto him the priesthood for the binding and the loosing of sin: Grant, we beseech thee, that by the help of his intercession . . . → Read More: Saint Peter’s Chair at Antioch 
The Ecstasy of Saint Margaret of Cortona, by Jacopo Alessandro Calvi (1740–1815). From Wikipedia. O God, as thy servant Margaret of Cortona found a home where her repentance led to a life of prayer, service, and leadership, Grant that thy people may evermore dwell in that place where estrangement yields to reconciliation, . . . → Read More: Margaret of Cortona, Monastic 
O eternal Lord God, who by the noble fortitude of missionaries and martyrs hast caused thy Word to grow mightily and to prevail: Pour thy Spirit upon the Church in the land that, by the service and sacrifice of our faith, thy saving health may be known among the nations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. . . . → Read More: Missionaries and Martyrs 
For a Civl Rights Worker Photo of Frederick Douglass by George Kendall Warren. From the National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives Identifier (NAID) 558770., Public Domain, courtesy Wikimedia. Almighty God, father of all mercies: We bless thy name for those who work to make justice a reality for all of thy . . . → Read More: Frederick Douglass 
Portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553). From Wikpedia. O God, our refuge and our strength: Thou didst raise up thy servant Martin Luther to reform and renew thy church in the light of thy word. Defend and purify the church in our own day and grant that, through . . . → Read More: Martin Luther, Reformer
Chi Rho mosaic from Saint Gregory of Sinai Monastery O Lord God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do: Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. . . . → Read More: Sexagesima Sunday: Second Sunday before Lent 
Sahek Parthev Catholicos (Pontiff Isaac the Parthian) by Francesco Maggiotto (1750-1805) Be mindful, Lord, of thy holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, and bless it with shepherds who will lead it as St Isaac the Great led the ancient church in Armenia: causing an alphabet to be created, and the Holy Bible to be . . . → Read More: Saint Isaac the Great |
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