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Festivals and Lesser Festivals
(Sanctorale) January to March |
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The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus |
White |
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| 1 January |
Festival |
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| The Christmas orders are used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 31 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 61 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| To us a child is born, to us a
Son is given, and he shall be called the Prince of Peace. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| You shall call his name
Jesus for he will save his people from their sins. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| You have done great things, O
God, and holy is your name. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, whose blessed Son was circumcised in obedience to the law for our sake and given the Name that is above every name: give us grace faithfully to bear his Name, to worship him in the freedom of the Spirit, and to proclaim him as the Saviour of the world; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 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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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
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| Lord God, whose servants Basil and Gregory proclaimed the mystery of your Word made flesh, to build up your Church in wisdom and strength: grant that we may rejoice in his presence among us, and so be brought with them to know the power of your unending love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 6 January | The Epiphany |
Gold or |
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Principal Feast |
White |
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| Collect | ||||
| See here. | ||||
| 12 January | Aelred of Hexham |
White |
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Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
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| Almighty God, who endowed Aelred the abbot with the gift of Christian friendship and the wisdom to lead others in the way of holiness: grant to your people that same spirit of mutual affection, so that, in loving one another, we may know the love of Christ and rejoice in the eternal possession of your supreme goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 13 January | Hilary |
White |
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Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Everlasting God, whose servant Hilary steadfastly confessed your 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 is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 17 January | Antony of Egypt |
White |
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Hermit, Abbot, 356 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
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| Most gracious God, who called your servant Antony to sell all that he had and to serve you in the solitude of the desert: by his example may we learn to deny ourselves and to love you before all things; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 19 January | Wulfstan |
White |
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Bishop of Worcester, 1095 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
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| Lord God, who raised up Wulfstan to be a bishop among your people and a leader of your Church: help us, after his example, to live simply, to work diligently and to make your kingdom known; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 21 January | Agnes |
Red |
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Child Martyr at Rome, 304 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
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| Eternal God, shepherd of your
sheep, whose child Agnes was strengthened to bear witness in her living and her dying to the true love of her redeemer: grant us the power to understand, with all your saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love that surpasses knowledge, even 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. |
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| 24 January | Francis de Sales |
White |
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Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Holy God, who called your bishop Francis de Sales to bring many to Christ through his devout life and to renew your Church with patience and understanding: grant that we may, by word and example, reflect your gentleness and love to all we meet; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 25 January | The Conversion of Paul |
White |
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Festival |
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| The All Saints to Advent orders may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 35 or 79 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 63 or 70 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| When all is made new, and the Christ is on his throne
of glory, you will sit on the twelve thrones to judge the tribes of Israel. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| You did not choose me but I chose you and I appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that shall last. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| On the foundation stones of the heavenly city are written the names of the apostles of the Lamb. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, who caused the light of the gospel to shine throughout the world through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul: grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion may follow him in bearing witness to your truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 26 January | Timothy and Titus |
White |
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Companions of Paul |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
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| HeavenlyFather, who sent your apostle Paul to preach the gospel, and gave him Timothy and Titus to be his companions in faith: grant that our fellowship in the Holy Spirit may bear witness to the name of Jesus, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 28 January | Thomas Aquinas |
White |
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Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith,
1274 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
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| Eternal God, who enriched your Church with the learning and holiness of your servant Thomas Aquinas: give to all who seek you a humble mind and a pure heart that they may know your Son Jesus Christ as the way, the truth and the life; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 30 January | Charles |
Red |
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King and Martyr, 1649 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| King of kings and Lord of
lords, whose faithful servant Charles prayed for those who persecuted him and died in the living hope of your eternal kingdom: grant us by your grace so to follow his example that we may love and bless our enemies, through the intercession of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| 2 February | The Presentation of Christ |
Gold or |
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| in the Temple |
White |
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Candlemas |
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Principal Feast |
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| See here . | ||||
| 3 February | Anskar |
White |
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Archbishop of Hamburg, |
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Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
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| God of grace and might, who sent your servant Anskar to spread the gospel to the Nordic peoples: raise up, we pray, in our generation messengers of your good news and heralds of your kingdom that the world may come to know the immeasurable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ. |
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| 14 February | Cyril and Methodius |
White |
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Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
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| Lord of all, who gave to your servants Cyril and Methodius the gift of tongues to proclaim the gospel to the Slavs: make your whole Church one as you are one that all Christians may honour one another, and east and west acknowledge one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and you, the God and Father of all; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 17 February | Janani Luwum |
Red |
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Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
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| God of truth, whose servant Janani Luwum walked in the light, and in his death defied the powers of darkness: free us from fear of those who kill the body, that we too may walk as children of light, through him who overcame darkness by the power of the cross, Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. |
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| 23 February | Polycarp |
Red |
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Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
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| Almighty God, who gave to your servant Polycarp boldness to confess the name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world and courage to die for his faith: grant that we also may be ready to give an answer for the faith that is in us and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| 27 February | George Herbert |
White |
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Priest, Poet, 1633 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| King of glory, king of
peace, who called your servant George Herbert from the pursuit of worldly honours to be a priest in the temple of his God and king: grant us also the grace to offer ourselves with singleness of heart in humble obedience to your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 1 March | David |
White |
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Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
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| Almighty God, who called your servant David to be a faithful and wise steward of your mysteries for the people of Wales: in your mercy, grant that, following his purity of life and zeal for the gospel of Christ, we may with him receive the crown of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 2 March | Chad |
White |
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Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
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| Almighty God, from the first fruits of the English nation who turned to Christ, you called your servant Chad to be an evangelist and bishop of his own people: give us grace so to follow his peaceable nature, humble spirit and prayerful life, that we may truly commend to others the faith which we ourselves profess; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 7 March | Perpetua, Felicity |
Red |
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| and their Companions | ||||
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Martyrs at Carthage, 203 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
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| Holy God, who gave great courage to Perpetua, Felicity and their companions: grant that we may be worthy to climb the ladder of sacrifice and be received into the garden of peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 8 March | Edward King |
White |
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Bishop of Lincoln, 1910 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
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| God of peace, who gave such grace to your servant Edward King that whomever he met he drew to Christ: fill us, we pray, with tender sympathy and joyful faith, that we also may win others to know the love that passes knowledge; through him who is the shepherd and guardian of our souls, Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 17 March | Patrick |
White |
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Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
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| Almighty God, who in your providence chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle of the Irish people: keep alive in us the fire of the faith he kindled and strengthen us in our pilgrimage towards the light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 19 March | Joseph of Nazareth |
White |
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Festival |
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| The Christmas orders may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 25 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 59 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| Joseph was the husband of
Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, called Messiah. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| Behold the faithful and wise
servant whom the Master placed over his household. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| Joseph of Nazareth went up to
Bethlehem to be enrolled with Mary his betrothed, who was with child. |
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| Collect | ||||
| God our Father, who from the family of your servant David raised up Joseph the carpenter to be the guardian of your incarnate Son and husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary: give us grace to follow him in faithful obedience to your commands; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 20 March | Cuthbert |
White |
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Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
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| Almighty God, who called your servant Cuthbert from following the flock to follow your Son and to be a shepherd of your people: in your mercy, grant that we, following his example, may bring those who are lost home to your fold; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 21 March | Thomas Cranmer |
Red |
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr,
1556 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
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| Father of all mercies, who through the work of your servant Thomas Cranmer renewed the worship of your Church and through his death revealed your strength in human weakness: by your grace strengthen us to worship you in spirit and in truth and so to come to the joys of your everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Advocate. |
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| 25 March | The Annunciation of Our Lord |
Gold or |
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Principal Feast |
White |
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| The Christmas orders may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 79 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 61 may be said. | ||||
| If the Annunciation is transferred to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter, ‘Alleluia’ is added to the Refrains. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat | ||||
| The Holy Spirit will come upon
you, Mary, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. [Alleluia.] |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| The Word of God, begotten of the
Father before time began, humbled himself for us and was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. [Alleluia.] |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| Mary received the Word of the
Lord and conceived the Word of life. [Alleluia.] |
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| Collect | ||||
| We beseech you, O Lord, pour your grace into our hearts, that as we have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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