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Lesser Festivals
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10 April |
William Law |
White
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Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761
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Collect |
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Almighty God,
who called your servant William Law
to a devout and holy life:
grant that by your spirit of love
and through faithfulness in prayer
we may find the way to divine knowledge
and so come to see the hidden things of God;
through 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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Post Communion |
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The Post Communion of
Teachers of the Faith is used. |
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19 April |
Alphege |
Red
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr,
1012
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Merciful God,
who raised up your servant Alphege
to be a pastor of your people
and gave him grace to suffer for justice and true religion:
grant that we who celebrate his martyrdom
may know the power of the risen Christ in our hearts
and share his peace in lives offered to your service;
through 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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Post Communion |
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One of the Post Communions
of Martyrs is used. |
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21 April |
Anselm |
White
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Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of
Canterbury,
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Teacher of the Faith, 1109
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Collect |
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Eternal God,who gave great gifts to your
servant Anselm
as a pastor and teacher:
grant that we, like him, may desire you with our whole heart
and, so desiring, may seek you
and, seeking, may find you;
through 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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Post Communion |
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The Post Communion of
Teachers of the Faith is used. |
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29 April |
Catherine of Siena |
White
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Teacher of the Faith, 1380
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God of compassion,
who gave your servant Catherine of Siena
a wondrous love of the passion of Christ:
grant that your people may be united to him in his majesty
and rejoice for ever in the revelation of his glory;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. |
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Post Communion |
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The Post Communion of
Teachers of the Faith is used. |
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