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Festivals and Lesser Festivals
(Sanctorale) July to September |
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| 3 July | Thomas |
Red |
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Apostle |
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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 and eternal God, who, for the firmer foundation of our faith, allowed your holy apostle Thomas to doubt the resurrection of your 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 is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 11 July | Benedict of Nursia |
White |
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Abbot of Monte Cassino, |
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Father of Western Monasticism, c.550 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Eternal God, who made Benedict a wise master in the school of your service and a guide to many called into community to follow the rule of Christ: grant that we may put your love before all else and seek with joy the way of your commandments; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 14 July | John Keble |
White |
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Priest, Tractarian, Poet, 1866 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Father of the eternal
Word, in whose encompassing love all things in peace and order move: grant that, as your servant John Keble adored you in all creation, so we may have a humble heart of love for the mysteries of your Church and know your love to be new every morning, in Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. |
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| 15 July | Swithun |
White |
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Bishop of Winchester, c.862 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, by whose grace we celebrate again the feast of your servant Swithun: grant that, as he governed with gentleness the people committed to his care, so we, rejoicing in our Christian inheritance, may always seek to build up your Church in unity and love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 19 July | Gregory and Macrina |
White |
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Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, |
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and his sister Macrina, Deaconess |
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Teachers of the Faith, c.394 and c.379 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Lord of eternity, creator of all
things, in your Son Jesus Christ you open for us the way to resurrection that we may enjoy your bountiful goodness: may we who celebrate your servants Gregory and Macrina press onwards in faith to your boundless love and ever wonder at the miracle of your presence among us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 22 July | Mary Magdalene |
White |
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Festival |
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| The Easter orders may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 23 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 68 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| In vigil by the cross of her
Lord stood Mary of Magdala, his disciple. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| After the Sabbath, towards the
dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| Mary came and told the
disciples that she had seen the Lord. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, whose Son restored Mary Magdalene to health of mind and body and called her to be a witness to his resurrection: forgive our sins and heal us by your grace, that we may serve you in the power of his risen 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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| 25 July | James |
Red |
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Apostle |
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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 | ||||
| Merciful God, whose holy apostle Saint James, leaving his father and all that he had, was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ and followed him even to death: help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world, to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 26 July | Anne and Joachim |
White |
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Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Any Saint. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Lord God of Israel, who bestowed such grace on Anne and Joachim that their daughter Mary grew up obedient to your word and made ready to be the mother of your Son: help us to commit ourselves in all things to your keeping and grant us the salvation you promised to your people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 29 July | Mary, Martha and Lazarus |
White |
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Companions of Our Lord |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Any Saint. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God our Father, whose Son enjoyed the love of his friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus, in learning, argument and hospitality: may we so rejoice in your love that the world may come to know the depths of your wisdom, the wonder of your compassion, and your power to bring life out of death; through the merits of Jesus Christ, our friend and brother, 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 July | William Wilberforce |
White |
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Social Reformer, 1833 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Any Saint. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God our deliverer, who sent your Son Jesus Christ to set your people free from the slavery of sin: grant that, as your servant William Wilberforce toiled against the sin of slavery, so we may bring compassion to all and work for the freedom of all the children of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 5 August | Oswald |
Red |
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King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Lord God almighty, who so kindled the faith of King Oswald with your 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 always bear our cross before the world and be found faithful servants of the gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 6 August | The Transfiguration of Our Lord |
Gold or |
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White |
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Festival |
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| The Epiphany orders may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 22 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 64 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| This is my Son, my
Beloved; listen to my Chosen One. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| Christ, who is the very image of
the Father, was revealed in glory upon the holy mountain. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| It is good that we are
here and to behold the glory that is Christ. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Father in heaven, whose Son Jesus Christ was wonderfully transfigured before chosen witnesses upon the holy mountain, and spoke of the exodus he would accomplish at Jerusalem: give us strength so to hear his voice and bear our cross that in the world to come we may see him as he is; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 8 August | Dominic |
White |
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Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers,
1221 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, whose servant Dominic grew in the knowledge of your truth and formed an order of preachers to proclaim the faith of Christ: by your grace give to all your people a love for your word and a longing to share the gospel, so that the whole world may come to know you and your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 9 August | Mary Sumner |
White |
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Founder of the Mothers' Union, 1921 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Any Saint. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Faithful and loving God, who called Mary Sumner to strive for the renewal of family life: give us the gift of your Holy Spirit, that through word, prayer and deed your family may be strengthened and your people served; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 10 August | Laurence |
Red |
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Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, who made Laurence a loving servant of your people and a wise steward of the treasures of your Church: fire us with his example to love as he loved and to walk in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 11 August | Clare of Assisi |
White |
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Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God of peace, who in the poverty of the blessed Clare gave 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 your eternal glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 13 August | Jeremy Taylor |
White |
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Bishop of Down and Connor, Teacher of the Faith,
1667 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Holy and loving God, you dwell in the human heart and make us partakers of the divine nature in Christ our great high priest: help us who remember your servant Jeremy Taylor to put our trust in your heavenly promises and follow a holy life in virtue and true godliness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 15 August | The Blessed Virgin Mary |
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 21 or 47 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 68 or 73 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| Blessed are you, Mary, for you believed that what was said to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. [Alleluia.] |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| In the womb of Mary, you found a dwelling
place on earth, O Christ; remain for ever in our hearts. [Alleluia.] |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| Mary gave birth to the Word of God; truly she is the ever-blessed mother of Christ our Lord. [Alleluia.] |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, who looked upon the lowliness of the Blessed Virgin Mary and chose her to be the mother of your only Son: grant that we who are redeemed by his blood may share with her in the glory of your eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 20 August | Bernard |
White |
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Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher of the Faith, 1153 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Merciful redeemer, who, by the life and preaching of your servant Bernard, rekindled the radiant light of your Church: grant us, in our generation, to be inflamed with the same spirit of discipline and love and ever to walk before you as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 24 August | Bartholomew |
Red |
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Apostle |
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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 and everlasting God, who gave to your apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach your word: grant that your Church may love that word which he believed and may faithfully preach and receive the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 27 August | Monica |
White |
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Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Any Saint. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Faithful God, who strengthened Monica, the mother of Augustine, with wisdom, and through her patient endurance encouraged him to seek after you: give us the will to persist in prayer that those who stray from you may be brought to faith in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 28 August | Augustine of Hippo |
White |
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Bishop of Hippo, Teacher of the Faith, 430 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Merciful Lord, who turned Augustine from his sins to be a faithful bishop and teacher: grant that we may follow him in penitence and discipline till our restless hearts find their rest in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord |
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| 29 August | The Beheading of |
Red |
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| John the Baptist | ||||
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains for 24 June may be used. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, who called your servant John the Baptist to be the forerunner of your Son in birth and death: strengthen us by your grace that, as he suffered for the truth, so we may boldly resist corruption and vice and receive with him the unfading crown of glory; 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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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God of peace, who called your 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 your heavenly city; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 31 August | Aidan |
White |
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Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Everlasting God, you sent the gentle bishop Aidan to proclaim the gospel in this land: grant us to live as he taught in simplicity, humility and love for the poor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 3 September | Gregory the Great |
White |
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Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith . | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Merciful Father, who chose your bishop Gregory to be a servant of the servants of God: grant that, like him, we may ever long to serve you by proclaiming your gospel to the nations, and may ever rejoice to sing your praises; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 8 September | The Birth of the |
White |
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| Blessed Virgin Mary | ||||
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Almighty and everlasting
God, who stooped to raise fallen humanity through the child-bearing of blessed Mary: grant that we, who have seen your glory revealed in our human nature and your love made perfect in our weakness, may daily be renewed in your image and conformed to the pattern of your Son, 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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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Teachers of the Faith. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God of truth and love, who gave to your servant John Chrysostom eloquence to declare your righteousness in the great congregation and courage to bear reproach for the honour of your name: mercifully grant to those who minister your word such excellence in preaching, that all people may share with them in the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 14 September | Holy Cross Day |
Red |
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Festival |
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| The Passiontide orders may be used for Morning and Evening Prayer. | ||||
| At Morning Prayer, canticle 23 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 66 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat | ||||
| Save us by your holy
cross, O Christ, our Redeemer. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| Far be it from me to
glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| If you would come after me, you
must deny yourself, and take up your cross and follow me. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, who in the passion of your blessed Son 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 is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 15 September | Cyprian |
Red |
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Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Holy God,who brought Cyprian to
faith in Christ, made him a bishop in the Church and crowned his witness with a martyr's death: grant that, after his example, we may love the Church and her teachings, find your forgiveness within her fellowship and so come to share the heavenly banquet you have prepared for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 16 September | Ninian |
White |
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Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts,
c.432 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Missionaries. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Almighty and everlasting
God, who called your servant Ninian to preach the gospel to the people of northern Britain: raise up in this and every land heralds and evangelists of your kingdom, that your Church may make known the immeasurable riches of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. |
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| 17 September | Hildegard |
White |
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Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Most glorious and holy
God, whose servant Hildegard, strong in the faith, was caught up in the vision of your heavenly courts: by the breath of your Spirit open our eyes to glimpse your glory and our lips to sing your praises with all the angels; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 20 September | John Coleridge Patteson |
Red |
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First Bishop of Melanesia, |
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and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Martyrs. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| God of all tribes and peoples
and tongues, who called your servant John Coleridge Patteson to witness in life and death to the gospel of Christ amongst the peoples of Melanesia: grant us to hear your call to service and to respond trustfully and joyfully to Jesus Christ our redeemer, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| 21 September | Matthew |
Red |
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Apostle and Evangelist |
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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 | ||||
| O Almighty God, whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector to be an apostle and evangelist: give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain and the possessive love of riches that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus 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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| 25 September | Lancelot Andrewes |
White |
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Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Bishops and other Pastors. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Lord God, who gave to Lancelot Andrewes many gifts of your Holy Spirit, making him a man of prayer and a pastor of your people: perfect in us that which is lacking in your gifts, of faith, to increase it, of hope, to establish it, of love, to kindle it, that we may live in the light of your grace and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 27 September | Vincent de Paul |
White |
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Founder of the Congregation of the Mission
(Lazarists), 1660 |
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Lesser Festival |
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| Optional canticles and refrains: Common of Members of Religious Communities. | ||||
| Collect | ||||
| Merciful God, whose servant Vincent de Paul, by his ministry of preaching and pastoral care, brought your love to the sick and the poor: give to all your people a heart of compassion that by word and action they may serve you in serving others in their need; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| 29 September | Michael and All Angels |
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 33 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 64 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| The Lord commanded his
angels to keep you in all your ways. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| There was silence in heaven
while the dragon waged war; and Michael and his angels fought against him, and won the victory. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| Then I saw an angel, soaring in
the heavens, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to all who live on the earth. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted the ministries of angels and mortals in a wonderful order: grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven, so, at your command, they may help and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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