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Lesser Festivals January (traditional language) | |||
| 2 January | Basil the Great |
White
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and Gregory of Nazianzus
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Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389
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| Almighty God, whose servants Basil and Gregory proclaimed the mystery of thy Word made flesh, that thy Church might be built up in wisdom and strength: grant that we, rejoicing in his presence among us, may with them be brought to know the power of thine unending love; 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. | ||||
| 12 January | Aelred of Hexham |
White
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Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, who didst endow the blessed abbot Aelred with the gift of Christian friendship and the wisdom to lead others into the way of holiness: grant to thy people that same spirit of mutual affection, that in loving one another we may know the love of Christ and rejoice in the eternal possession of thine unsurpassable goodness; 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 January | Hilary |
White
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Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367
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| Collect | ||||
| 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 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. | ||||
| 17 January | Antony of Egypt |
White
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Hermit, Abbot, 356
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| Collect | ||||
| 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 to love thee before all things; 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. | ||||
| 19 January | Wulfstan |
White
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Bishop of Worcester, 1095
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| Collect | ||||
| O Lord God, who didst raise up Wulfstan to be a bishop among thy people and a leader in thy Church: give us grace, after his example, to live simply, to work diligently, and to make thy kingdom known; 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 Bishops is used. | ||||
| 21 January | Agnes |
Red
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Child Martyr at Rome, 304
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| Collect | ||||
| 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 thy saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love that passeth all knowledge, even 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. | ||||
| 24 January | Francis de Sales |
White
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Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
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| Collect | ||||
| God of all holiness, who didst call thy bishop Francis de Sales to bring many to Christ through his devout life, and to renew thy Church with patience and understanding, grant that we may, by word and example, reflect thy gentleness and love to all those whom we meet; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, 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. | ||||
| 26 January | Timothy and Titus |
White
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Companions of Paul
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| Collect | ||||
| 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 name of Jesus, 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. | ||||
| 28 January | Thomas Aquinas |
White
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Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith,
1274
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| Collect | ||||
| Everlasting God, who didst enrich thy Church with the learning and holiness of thy servant Thomas Aquinas: grant to all who seek thee a humble mind and a pure heart that they may know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth and the life; 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. | ||||
| 30 January | Charles |
Red
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King and Martyr, 1649
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| Collect | ||||
| King of kings and Lord of
lords, whose faithful servant Charles prayed for his persecutors and died in the living hope of thine eternal kingdom: grant us, by thy grace, so to follow his example that we may love and bless our enemies, through the intercession of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, 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. | ||||