| ¶ | Festivals July to December (traditional language) | |||
| 3 July | Thomas |
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| Almighty and eternal God, who, for the greater confirmation of the faith, didst allow thy holy apostle Thomas to doubt the resurrection of thy Son till word and sight convinced him: grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe, and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God; 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 Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 22 July | Mary Magdalene |
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| Almighty God, whose Son restored Mary Magdalene to health of mind and body and called her to be a witness to his resurrection: forgive us our sins, we beseech thee, and heal us by thy grace, that we may serve thee in the power of his risen 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 | ||||
| Almighty God, from whom all life and love proceed, whose risen Son called Mary Magdalene by her name, sending her to tell his apostles of his resurrection: we pray thee in thy mercy to assist us, who have been united with him in this holy communion, to proclaim the good news that he liveth and reigneth, now and for ever. |
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| 25 July | James |
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| Grant, O merciful God, that as thine holy apostle Saint James, leaving his father and all that he had, without delay was obedient unto the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him: so we, forsaking all worldly and carnal affections, may be evermore ready to follow thy holy commandments; 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 Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 6 August | The Transfiguration of Our Lord |
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| Heavenly Father, whose Son Jesus Christ was wonderfully transfigured before chosen witnesses upon the holy mountain, and spoke of the exodus he would accomplish at Jerusalem: grant us strength so to hear his voice and bear our cross that in the world to come we may behold him as he is; 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 holy God, we behold thy glory in the face of Jesus Christ: grant that we who are partakers at his table may reflect his life in word and deed, that all the world may know his power to change and save; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 15 August | The Blessed Virgin Mary |
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| Almighty God, who didst look upon the lowliness of the Blessed Virgin Mary and didst choose her to be the mother of thy only Son: grant that we who are redeemed by his blood may share with her in the glory of thine eternal kingdom; 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 most high, whose handmaid bore the Word made flesh: we give thee thanks that in this sacrament of our redemption thou dost visit us with thy Holy Spirit and dost overshadow us with thy power; strengthen us to walk with Mary in the joyful path of obedience, that we may bring forth the fruits of holiness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 24 August | Bartholomew |
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| O almighty and everlasting
God, who didst give to thine apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy word: grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same; 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 Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 14 September | Holy Cross Day |
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| Almighty God, who in the passion of thy blessed Son hast made an instrument of painful death to be for us the means of life and peace: grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ that we may gladly suffer for his sake; 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 faithful God, whose Son bore our sins in his body on the tree and gave us this sacrament to show forth his death until he comes: give us grace to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation, our life and our hope, who reigneth as Lord, now and for ever. |
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| 21 September | Matthew |
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Apostle and Evangelist
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| O almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom to be an apostle and evangelist: grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the same thy Son 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 Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 29 September | Michael and All Angels |
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| O everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of angels and mortals in a wonderful order: mercifully grant that, as thy holy angels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth; 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 Lord of heaven, in this sacrament thou hast brought us near to an innumerable company of angels and to the spirits of the saints made perfect: as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage we have shared their fellowship, so may we come to share their joy in heaven; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. |
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| 18 October | Luke |
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Evangelist
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| Almighty God, who calledst Luke the physician, whose praise is in the gospel, to be an evangelist and physician of the soul: may it please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed; through the merits 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 | ||||
| One of the Post Communions of Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 28 October | Simon and Jude |
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| O almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head cornerstone: grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto 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 | ||||
| One of the Post Communions of Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 30 November | Andrew |
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Apostle
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| Almighty God, who didst give such grace unto thy apostle Saint Andrew that he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ and followed him without delay: grant unto us all that we, being called by thy holy word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments; 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 Apostles and Evangelists is used. | ||||
| 26 December | Stephen |
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| Gracious Father, who gavest to the first martyr Stephen grace to pray for those who took up stones against him: grant that in all our sufferings for the truth we may learn to love even our enemies and to seek forgiveness for those who desire our hurt, looking up to heaven to him who was crucified for us, Jesus Christ, our mediator and advocate, 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 | ||||
| Merciful Lord, we give thee thanks for the signs of thy mercy revealed in birth and death: save us, we beseech thee, by the coming of thy Son, and grant us joy in honouring Stephen, first martyr of the new Israel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 27 December | John |
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Apostle and Evangelist
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| 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 of thy truth, that it may at length attain to the light of 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 | ||||
| Grant, O Lord God, we beseech
thee, that the Word made flesh proclaimed by thine apostle John may, by the celebration of these holy mysteries, ever abide and live within us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 28 December | The Holy Innocents |
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| Heavenly Father, whose children suffered at the hands of Herod, though they had done no wrong: by the suffering of thy Son and by the innocence of our lives frustrate, we beseech thee, all evil designs and establish thy reign of justice and peace; 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 | ||||
| Lord Jesus Christ, who in thy humility stooped to share our human life even with the most defenceless of thy children: grant that we who have received these gifts of thy passion may rejoice in celebrating the witness of the Holy Innocents to the purity of thy sacrifice made once for all upon the cross; for thou livest and reignest, now and for ever. |
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| Dedication Festival |
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| Almighty God, to whose glory we celebrate the dedication of this house of prayer: thou hast given to those who worship thee here: and we pray that all who seek thee in this place may find thee, and, being filled with the Holy Spirit, may become a living temple acceptable to 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 | ||||
| Father in heaven, whose Church on earth is a sign of thy heavenly peace, an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem: grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage that, fed with the living bread of heaven, and united in the body of thy Son, we may be the temple of thy presence, the place of thy glory on earth, and a sign of thy peace in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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Special Occasion | |||
| Harvest Thanksgiving | ||||