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Lesser Festivals September (traditional language) | |||
| 3 September | Gregory the Great |
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Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604
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| O merciful Father, who didst choose thy bishop Gregory to be a servant of the servants of God: grant that, like him, we may ever desire to serve thee by proclaiming thy gospel to the nations, and may ever rejoice to sing thy praises; 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. | ||||
| 8 September | The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty and everlasting
God, who stooped to raise fallen humanity through the child-bearing of blessed Mary: grant that we, who have seen thy glory revealed in our human nature and thy love made perfect in our weakness, may daily be renewed in thine image and conformed to the pattern 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 | ||||
| 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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| 13 September | John Chrysostom | White | ||
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Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith,
407
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| O God of truth and love, who gavest to thy servant John Chrysostom eloquence to declare thy righteousness in the great congregation and courage to bear reproach for the honour of thy name: mercifully grant to the ministers of thy word such excellence in preaching that all people may share with them in the glory that shall be revealed; 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. | ||||
| 15 September | Cyprian |
Red
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Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
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| O holy God, who didst bring Cyprian to faith in Christ and didst make him a bishop in the Church, crowning his witness with a martyr's death: grant that, following his example, we may love the Church and her doctrine, find thy forgiveness within her fellowship, and so come to share the heavenly banquet which thou hast prepared for us; 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. | ||||
| 16 September | Ninian |
White
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Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts,
c.432
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| Almighty and everlasting
God, who didst call thy servant Ninian to preach the gospel to the people of northern Britain: raise up, we beseech thee, in this and every land, heralds and evangelists of thy kingdom, that thy Church may make known the immeasurable riches of thy Son our Saviour 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 | ||||
| The Post Communion of Missionaries is used. | ||||
| 17 September | Hildegard |
White
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Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179
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| Most glorious and holy
God, whose servant Hildegard, strong in the faith, was caught up in the vision of thy heavenly courts: by the breath of thy Spirit open our eyes to glimpse thy glory and our lips to sing thy praises with all the angels; 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. | ||||
| 20 September | John Coleridge Patteson |
Red
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First Bishop of Melanesia and his Companions,
Martyrs, 1871,
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| O God of all tribes and peoples
and tongues, who didst call thy servant John Coleridge Patteson to witness in life and death to the gospel of Christ amongst the peoples of Melanesia: grant us to hear thy call to service and to respond with trust and joy to Jesus Christ our redeemer, 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. | ||||
| 25 September | Lancelot Andrewes |
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Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626
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| O Lord God, who didst give Lancelot Andrewes many gifts of thy Holy Spirit, making him a man of prayer and a pastor of thy people: perfect in us that which is lacking in thy gifts, of faith, to increase it, of hope, to establish it, of love, to kindle it, that we may live in the light of thy grace and 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 Bishops is used. | ||||
| 27 September | Vincent de Paul |
White
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Founder of the Congregation of the Mission
(Lazarists), 1660
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| O merciful God, whose servant Vincent de Paul, by his ministry of preaching and pastoral care, brought thy love to the sick and the poor: grant to all thy people a heart of compassion, that by serving the needs of others they may serve thee in word and deed; 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. | ||||