Saint Faith of Aquitaine, Martyr

Martyrdom of St Faith

Martyrdom of Saint Faith. From Wikipedia.

O God, by whose strength Saint Faith laid down her life to simple trust and marvellous constancy: Mercifully grant that, as she was true to her name, so we may ever be constant in our Christian profession; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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William Tyndale

William Tyndale

William Tyndale, from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

Almighty God, who didst plant in the heart of thy servant William Tyndale a desire to bring the Scriptures to thy people in their native tongue, and didst endow him with felicity of speech and the strength to persevere: Reveal to us thy Word which he . . . → Read More: William Tyndale

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Cigoli St Francis

St Francis of Assissi by Cigoli (1559–1613)

O God, who by the life of blessed Francis didst move thy people to the love of simple things: Grant that after his example, we may hold lightly to the things of this world and lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven; through Jesus Christ our . . . → Read More: Saint Francis of Assisi

Holy Guardian Angels

The Guardian Angel, by Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669). Web Gallery of Art. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia.

Almighty God, who hast delivered thy people from the bondage of the adversary, and through thy Son hast cast down Satan like lightning: deliver us also from every influence of unclean spirits. Command Satan . . . → Read More: Holy Guardian Angels

Saint Remigius, Bishop of Rheims

Saint Remigius

Late Carolingian ivory binding, c. 870, with miracles from the life of St Remi. Top: The dying pagan asks Saint Remi for baptism, Centre: the Hand of God fills the two vials, Bottom: the dove of the Holy Spirit delivering the Sainte Ampule at the Baptism of Clovis. Licensed under Public Domain . . . → Read More: Saint Remigius, Bishop of Rheims

Saint Jerome, Presbyter and Doctor

Jerome in the Wilderness Albrecht_Dürer

St Jerome in the Wilderness, by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. National Gallery, London. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons from Wikimedia.

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that after the example of . . . → Read More: Saint Jerome, Presbyter and Doctor

Saint Michael and All Angels

Luca GIORDANO fallen angels

Archangel Michael Hurls the Rebellious Angels into the Abyss, by Luca Giordano (1632–1705)

O Everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that, as thy holy Angels always do thee service in heaven, so, by thy appointment, they may succour and defend . . . → Read More: Saint Michael and All Angels

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

celtic trefoil

Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Saint Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow

Vision to the Youth Bartholomew by Mikhail Nesterov

Vision to the Youth Bartholomew by Mikhail Nesterov (1862–1942). Baptized ‘Bartholomew’, Sergius of Radonezh (how he is most commonly referred to in the East) took the name ‘Sergius’ when he first took his monastic vows. From Wikimedia.

O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: . . . → Read More: Saint Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow