Posted by petrus, on April 12th, 2018
For the Victims of Genocide
Almighty God, gracious Father: we remember before thee this day all those who have perished in genocides, especially those who died in the Shoah. Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to sear into our memories the story of their peril, lest we forget their anguish and tribulations. Embolden us with thy Holy . . . → Read More: Yom HaShoah (יום השואה)
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Posted by petrus, on April 11th, 2018
San León magno (St Leo the Great/Pope Leo I), by Francisco de Herrera el Mozo (1622-1685). From Wikipedia.
Almighty god, who madest Saint Leo to be both the refuge of the State, and also the bulwark of the Catholic Faith: Grant that the courage wherewith thou didst enable him to be stedfast . . . → Read More: Saint Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome and Doctor
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Posted by petrus, on April 10th, 2018
O God, by whose grace thy servant William Law, enkindled with the fire of thy love, became a burning and shining light in thy Church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of love and discipline, and may ever walk before thee as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, . . . → Read More: William Law
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Posted by petrus, on April 8th, 2018
Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification: Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ . . . → Read More: The First Sunday after Easter
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Posted by petrus, on April 5th, 2018
Almighty Father: Send down, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, the great Dove of the Universe, to inspire us to preach the Gospel both with words and with deeds, both far and near. Let us go forth, both clergy and laity, to seek out new congregations, and to boldly go where no priest has gone . . . → Read More: First Contact Day
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Posted by petrus, on April 4th, 2018
The secular remembrance of the Rev’d Dr King is on Martin Luther King, Jr Day, the third Monday of January, which is generally within a few days of his birthday, January 15th. The liturgical remembrance is April 4th, the day of his assassination.
Almighty God, father of all mercies: We bless thy name for those . . . → Read More: Martin Luther King, Jr
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Posted by petrus, on April 3rd, 2018
Almighty God, who pouredst thy grace richly upon Saint Richard, and madest him a true overseer of thy Church in this land: Grant unto the clergy, after his example, not seeking their own advancement, to spend themselves for their people’s sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ Or this:
O God, the . . . → Read More: Saint Richard, Bishop of Chichester
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Posted by petrus, on April 1st, 2018
The Three Marys at the Tomb by Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867)
O God, who for our redemption didst give thine only–begotten Son to the death of the Cross, and by his glorious resurrection hast delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily from sin, that we may . . . → Read More: Easter Day
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Posted by petrus, on March 31st, 2018
Harrowing of Hell, by Pieter Huys (c. 1519—c. 1584). From Wikipedia.
Grant, O Lord, that as we are baptised into the death of thy blessed Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, . . . → Read More: Holy Saturday
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Posted by petrus, on March 30th, 2018
Christ on the Cross, by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834–1890). From Wikipedia.
¶ All three collects are to be read.
Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, . . . → Read More: Good Friday
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