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Lesser Festivals August (traditional language) | |||
| 5 August | Oswald |
Red
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King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
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| O Lord God almighty, who didst so kindle the faith of thy servant King Oswald with thy Spirit that he set up the sign of the cross in his kingdom and turned his people to the light of Christ: grant that we, being fired by the same Spirit, may ever bear our cross before the world and be found faithful servants of the gospel; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| One of the Post Communions of Martyrs is used. | ||||
| 8 August | Dominic |
White
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Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers,
1221
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| Almighty God, whose servant Dominic grew in the knowledge of thy truth, and formed an order of preachers to proclaim the faith of Christ: by thy grace grant to all thy people a love for thy word and a longing to share the gospel, that the whole world may be filled with the knowledge of thee and of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Members of Religious Communities is used. | ||||
| 9 August | Mary Sumner |
White
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Founder of the Mothers' Union, 1921
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| O faithful and loving God, who didst call Mary Sumner to strive for the renewal of family life: grant to us the gift of thy Holy Spirit, that through word and prayer and deed thy family may be strengthened and thy people served: through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| O God our Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, whose servant Mary Sumner revealed thy goodness in a life of tranquillity and service: grant that we who have gathered in faith around this table may like her know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge and be filled with all thy fullness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| Or another Post Communion of 'Any Saint' is used. | ||||
| 10 August | Laurence |
Red
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Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258
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| Almighty God, who didst make Laurence a loving servant of thy people and a wise steward of the treasures of thy Church: inflame us, by his example, to love as he loved and to walk in the way that leads to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| One of the Post Communions of Martyrs is used. | ||||
| 11 August | Clare of Assisi |
White
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Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253
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| O God of peace, who in the poverty of the blessed Clare gavest us a clear light to shine in the darkness of this world: give us grace so to follow in her footsteps that we may, at the last, rejoice with her in thine eternal glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Members of Religious Communities is used. | ||||
| 13 August | Jeremy Taylor |
White
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Bishop of Down and Connor, Teacher of the Faith,
1667
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| O holy and loving God, who dwellest in the human heart and makest us partakers of the divine nature in Christ our great high priest: grant that we, having in remembrance thy servant Jeremy Taylor, may put our trust in thy heavenly promises, and follow a holy life in virtue and true godliness; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Teachers of the Faith is used. | ||||
| 20 August | Bernard |
White
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Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher of the Faith, 1153
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| O merciful redeemer, who, by the life and preaching of thy servant Bernard, didst rekindle the radiant light of thy Church: grant that we in our generation may be inflamed with the same spirit of discipline and love and ever walk before thee as children of light; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Teachers of the Faith is used. | ||||
| 27 August | Monica |
White
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Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
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| O faithful God, who didst strengthen Monica, the mother of Augustine, with wisdom, and by her steadfast endurance didst draw him to seek after thee: grant us to be constant in prayer that those who stray from thee may be brought to faith in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| O God our Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, whose servant Monica revealed thy goodness in a life of tranquillity and service: grant that we who have gathered in faith around this table may like her know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge and be filled with all thy fullness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| Or another Post Communion of 'Any Saint' is used. | ||||
| 28 August | Augustine of Hippo |
White
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Bishop of Hippo, Teacher of the Faith, 430
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| O merciful Lord, who didst turn Augustine from his sins to be a faithful bishop and teacher: grant that we may follow him in penitence and godly discipline, till our restless hearts find their rest in thee; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Teachers of the Faith is used. | ||||
| 29 August | The Beheading of John the Baptist |
Red
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| Almighty God, who didst call thy servant John the Baptist to be in birth and death the forerunner of thy blessed Son: strengthen us by thy grace that, as he suffered for the truth, so may we boldly withstand corruption and vice and receive with him the unfading crown of glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| O merciful Lord, whose prophet John the Baptist proclaimed thy Son to be the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world: grant that we who in this sacrament have known thy pardon and thy life-giving love, may ever tell of thy mercy and thy peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 30 August | John Bunyan |
White
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Spiritual Writer, 1688
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| O God of peace, who didst call thy servant John Bunyan to be valiant for truth: grant that as strangers and pilgrims we may at the last rejoice with all Christian people in thy heavenly city; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Teachers of the Faith is used. | ||||
| 31 August | Aidan |
White
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Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651
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| O everlasting God, who didst send thy gentle bishop Aidan to proclaim the gospel in this land: grant that we may live after his teaching in simplicity, humility and love for the poor; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Post Communion | ||||
| The Post Communion of Missionaries is used. | ||||