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Lesser Festivals March
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1 March |
David |
White
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Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales,
c.601
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Collect |
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Almighty God,
who didst call thy servant David
to be a faithful and wise steward of thy mysteries
for the people of Wales:
in thy 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,
to whom with thee and the Holy Spirit
be all honour and glory,
world without end. |
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Post Communion |
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The Post
Communion of Bishops is used. |
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2 March |
Chad |
White
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Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
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Collect |
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Almighty God,
who, from the first fruits of the English nation
that turned to Christ,
didst call thy servant Chad
to be an evangelist and bishop of his own people:
grant 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 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 |
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The Post
Communion of Missionaries is used. |
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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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Collect |
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O holy God,
who gavest 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 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 |
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One of the
Post Communions of Martyrs is used. |
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8 March |
Edward King |
White
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Bishop
of Lincoln, 1910
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Collect |
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O God of peace,
who gavest such grace to thy servant Edward King
that all whom he met he drew to Christ:
fill us, we pray, with tender sympathy and joyful faith,
that we too may draw others
to know the love which passeth
knowledge;
through him who is the shepherd and guardian of our souls,
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 |
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The Post
Communion of Bishops is used. |
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17 March |
Patrick |
White
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Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland,
c.460
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Collect |
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Almighty God,
who in thy providence chose thy servant Patrick
to be the apostle of the people of Ireland:
keep alive in us the fire of faith which he kindled,
and in this our earthly pilgrimage
strengthen us to gain the light of everlasting life;
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 |
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The Post
Communion of Missionaries is used. |
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20 March |
Cuthbert |
White
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Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary,
687
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Collect |
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Almighty God,
who didst call thy servant Cuthbert from following the flock
to follow thy Son and to be a shepherd of thy people:
in thy mercy, grant that we may so follow his example
that we may bring those who are lost home to thy fold;
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 |
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The Post
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21 March |
Thomas Cranmer |
Red
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr,
1556
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Collect |
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Father of all mercies,
who through the work of thy servant Thomas Cranmer
didst renew the worship of thy
Church
and through his death
didst reveal thy strength in
human weakness:
strengthen us by thy grace so to worship thee in spirit and in
truth
that we may come to the joys of thine everlasting kingdom;
through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Advocate,
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 |
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One of the
Post Communions of Martyrs is used. |
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