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John and Charles Wesley

March 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the commemoration of John Wesley (1703-91) and Charles Wesley (1708-88), Evangelists, Hymn Writers, Leaders of the Methodist Revival (source): Merciful God, who didst inspire John and Charles Wesley with zeal for thy gospel: grant to all people boldness to proclaim thy word and a heart ever to rejoice in singing thy [...]

Saint Chad

March 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the commemoration of Saint Chad (d. 672), Missionary, Bishop of Lichfield (source): Almighty God, who, from the first fruits of the English nation that turned to Christ, didst call thy servant Chad to be an evangelist and bishop of his own people: grant us grace so to follow his peaceable nature, [...]

George Herbert

February 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment

The collect for today, the commemoration of George Herbert (1593-1633), Priest, Poet (source): King of glory, king of peace, who didst call thy servant George Herbert from the pursuit of worldly honours to be a priest in the temple of his God and king: grant us also the grace to offer ourselves with singleness of [...]

A Lenten prayer of E.B. Pusey

February 26th, 2009 | 3 Comments

The Anglican theologian and scholar E.B. Pusey wrote this prayer for Lent: God, give us grace, this coming Lent, so to lay to heart our ways, that we may weary of all which is not His, from Him, to Him: and may, through Him, the Living Way, by new love and obedience, attain to Him, [...]

Saint John Chrysostom

January 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast of St John Chrysostom (347-407), Preacher, Doctor of the Church, Archbishop of Constantinople (source): O God, who didst give to thy servant John Chrysostom grace eloquently to proclaim thy righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of thy Name: Mercifully grant to all [...]

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna

January 26th, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast Day of St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr (source): Almighty God, who gavest to thy servant Polycarp boldness to confess the name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world and courage to suffer death for his faith: grant that we too may be ready to [...]

Saints Timothy and Titus, Apostolic Men

January 24th, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, The feast of St Timothy and St Titus, Companions of St Paul (source): Heavenly Father, who didst send thine apostle Paul to preach the gospel, and gavest him Timothy and Titus to be his companions in the faith: grant that our fellowship in the Holy Spirit may bear witness to the [...]

Saint Agnes of Rome

January 21st, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast Day of St Agnes (d. 304), virgin and martyr (source): Eternal God, Shepherd of thy sheep, by whose grace thy child Agnes was strengthened to bear witness, in her life and in her death, to the true love of her redeemer: grant us the power to understand, with all [...]

Saint Antony of Egypt

January 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment

The collect for today, the Feast Day of St Antony the Great of Egypt (251-356), anchorite, abbot (source): Most gracious God, who didst call thy servant Antony to sell all that he had and to serve thee in the solitude of the desert: grant that we, following his example, may learn to deny ourselves and [...]

Saint Hilary of Poitiers

January 13th, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast Day of Saint Hilary (c. 315-368), Bishop of Poitiers, Doctor of the Church (source): Everlasting God, whose servant Hilary steadfastly confessed thy Son Jesus Christ to be both human and divine: grant us his gentle courtesy to bring to all the message of redemption in the incarnate Christ, who [...]

John Horden, Missionary, Bishop

January 12th, 2009 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the commemoration of the Right Rev John Horden (1828-1893), first Bishop of Moosonee, Missionary to the First Nations of Canada: O God, the Desire of all the nations, you chose your servant John Horden to open the treasury of your Word among the native peoples of Canada. Grant us, after his [...]

John Wyclif, Scholar, Bible translator

December 30th, 2008 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the commemoration of John Wycliffe, (c 1320-84),  Scholar, translator of the Scriptures into English, (source): O Lord, God of truth, whose Word is a lantern to our feet and a light upon our path: We give you thanks for your servant John Wyclif, and those who, following in his steps, have [...]

Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury

December 29th, 2008 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast Day of Thomas Becket (1117-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr (source): O Lord God, who gavest to thy servant Thomas Becket grace to put aside all earthly fear and be faithful even unto death: grant that we, caring not for worldly esteem, may fight against evil, uphold thy rule, and [...]

The Innocents’ Day

December 28th, 2008 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast Day of the Holy Innocents, from the 1962 Canadian Book of Common Prayer: O Almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths; Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by [...]

Saint John the Evangelist

December 27th, 2008 | Comments Off

The collect for today, the Feast of St John the Evangelist, from the 1962 Canadian Book of Common Prayer: Merciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it being enlightened by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John may so walk in the light [...]