Collect
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, kindle in your Church the never-failing gift of love, that, following the example of your servant William Wilberforce, we may have grace to defend the poor, and maintain the cause of those who have no helper; for the sake of him who gave his life for us, your Son [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2009’
William Wilberforce
Mary and Martha of Bethany
A feast day to the biblical saints/sisters Mary and Martha…
Collect
O God, heavenly Father, your Son Jesus Christ enjoyed rest and refreshment in the home of Mary and Martha of Bethany: Give us the will to love you, open our hearts to hear you, and strengthen our hands to serve you in others for his sake; [...]
Who is William Reed Huntington?
Good question…there is a feast day designated for him in the Episcopal calendar today.
Collect for the Day
O Lord our God, we thank you for instilling in the heart of your servant William Reed Huntington a fervent love for your Church and its mission in the world; and we pray that, with unflagging faith in your [...]
8th Sunday after Pentecost
Collect
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and [...]
Thomas a Kempis
A feast day honoring the author of The Imitation of Christ…
Collect for the Day
Holy Father, you have nourished and strengthened your Church by the inspired writings of your servant Thomas a Kempis: Grant that we may learn from him to know what is necessary to be known, to love what is to be loved, to [...]
St. Birgitta
We have a Swedish Lutheran in the Episcopal calendar for the Daily Office. A great saint to spend some time with…
Collect
O God, who by your Holy Spirit give to some the word of wisdom, to others the word of knowledge, and to others the word of faith: We praise your Name for the gifts of [...]