|
¶
|
Lesser Festivals November | |||
| 2 November | Commemoration of the |
Purple
|
||
| Faithful Departed | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Eternal God, our maker and
redeemer, grant us, with all the faithful departed, the sure benefits of your Son's saving passion and glorious resurrection that, in the last day, when you gather up all things in Christ, we may with them enjoy the fullness of your promises; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| God of love, may the death and resurrection of Christ which we have celebrated in this eucharist bring us, with all the faithful departed, into the peace of your eternal home. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our rock and our salvation, to whom be glory for time and for eternity. |
||||
| 3 November | Richard Hooker |
White
|
||
|
Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher of the Faith,
1600
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| God of peace, the bond of all
love, who in your Son Jesus Christ have made the human race your inseparable dwelling place: after the example of your servant Richard Hooker, give grace to us your servants ever to rejoice in the true inheritance of your adopted children and to show forth your praises now and ever; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Teachers of the Faith is used. | ||||
| 7 November | Willibrord of York |
White
|
||
|
Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| God, the Saviour of all, you sent your bishop Willibrord from this land to proclaim the good news to many peoples and confirm them in their faith: help us also to witness to your steadfast love by word and deed so that your Church may increase and grow strong in holiness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Missionaries is used. | ||||
| 8 November | The Saints and Martyrs |
White
|
||
| of England | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God, whom the glorious company
of the redeemed adore, assembled from all times and places of your dominion: we praise you for the saints of our own land and for the many lamps their holiness has lit; and we pray that we also may be numbered at last with those who have done your will and declared your righteousness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| God, the source of all
holiness and giver of all good things: may we who have shared at this table as strangers and pilgrims here on earth be welcomed with all your saints to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
||||
| 10 November | Leo the Great |
White
|
||
|
Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 461
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| God our Father, who made your servant Leo strong in the defence of the faith: fill your Church with the spirit of truth that, guided by humility and governed by love, she may prevail against the powers of evil; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Teachers of the Faith is used. | ||||
| 11 November | Martin of Tours |
White
|
||
|
Bishop of Tours, c.397
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| God all powerful, who called Martin from the armies of this world to be a faithful soldier of Christ: give us grace to follow him in his love and compassion for the needy, and enable your Church to claim for all people their inheritance as children of God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Bishops is used. | ||||
| 13 November | Charles Simeon |
White
|
||
|
Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| Eternal God, who raised up Charles Simeon to preach the good news of Jesus Christ and inspire your people in service and mission: grant that we with all your Church may worship the Saviour, turn in sorrow from our sins and walk in the way of holiness; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Pastors is used. | ||||
| 16 November | Margaret of Scotland |
White
|
||
|
Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist,
|
||||
|
Reformer of the Church, 1093
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| God, the ruler of all, who called your servant Margaret to an earthly throne and gave her zeal for your Church and love for your people that she might advance your heavenly kingdom: mercifully grant that we who commemorate her example may be fruitful in good works and attain to the glorious crown of your saints; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| God our redeemer, who inspired Margaret to witness to your love and to work for the coming of your kingdom: may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven, be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living and never to rest content until your kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
||||
| Or another Post Communion of 'Any Saint' is used. | ||||
| 17 November | Hugh |
White
|
||
|
Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| O God, who endowed your servant Hugh with a wise and cheerful boldness and taught him to commend to earthly rulers the discipline of a holy life: give us grace like him to be bold in the service of the gospel, putting our confidence in Christ alone, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Bishops is used. | ||||
| 18 November | Elizabeth of Hungary |
White
|
||
|
Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| Lord God, who taught Elizabeth of Hungary to recognize and reverence Christ in the poor of this world: by her example strengthen us to love and serve the afflicted and the needy and so to honour your Son, the servant king, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| Faithful God, who called Elizabeth of Hungary to serve you and gave her joy in walking the path of holiness: by this eucharist in which you renew within us the vision of your glory, strengthen us all to follow the way of perfection until we come to see you face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
||||
| Or another Post Communion of 'Any Saint' is used. | ||||
| 19 November | Hilda |
White
|
||
|
Abbess of Whitby, 680
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| Eternal God, who made the abbess Hilda to shine like a jewel in our land and through her holiness and leadership blessed your Church with new life and unity: help us, like her, to yearn for the gospel of Christ and to reconcile those who are divided; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Members of Religious Communities is used. | ||||
| 20 November | Edmund |
Red
|
||
|
King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| Eternal God, whose servant Edmund kept faith to the end, both with you and with his people, and glorified you by his death: grant us such steadfastness of faith that, with the noble army of martyrs, we may come to enjoy the fullness of the resurrection life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| One of the Post Communions of Martyrs is used. | ||||
| 23 November | Clement |
Red
|
||
|
Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100
|
||||
| Collect | ||||
| Creator and Father of
eternity, whose martyr Clement bore witness with his blood to the love he proclaimed and the gospel that he preached: give us thankful hearts as we celebrate your faithfulness, revealed to us in the lives of your saints, and strengthen us in our pilgrimage as we follow your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
||||
| Post Communion | ||||
| One of the Post Communions of Martyrs is used. | ||||