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Wed. 12/1
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> Commemoration: Nicholas Ferrar
Nicholas Ferrar,
Deacon and
Founder of the Little Gidding Community,
d. 1637
[IMAGE]
Nicholas Ferrar,
from a portrait by Cornelius Janssens, the original of which hangs in Magdalene College, Cambridge, alongside those of his parents.
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Thu. 12/2
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> Commemoration: Channing Moore Williams
Channing Moore Williams,
Missionary Bishop in
China and Japan,
d. 1910
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, we thank thee for thy
Servant Channing, whom thou didst call
to preach the Gospel to the peoples of Asia. Raise up, we ...
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Fri. 12/3
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All day
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> Commemoration: Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Missionary
[IMAGE]
A Japanese depiction of Francis Xavier, dated to the 17th century.
Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, we thank thee for thy
Servant Francis, whom thou didst call
to preach the Gospel to the peoples...
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Sat. 12/4
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All day
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> Commemoration: St. John of Damascus
St. John of Damascus,
Priest and Teacher of the Faith,
d. 760
[IMAGE]
John of Damascus, icon from Damascus (Syria), 19th c.,
attributed to Iconographer Ne'meh Naser Homsi.
Prayer:
Confirm our minds, O Lord, in the mysteries of the true f...
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Sun. 12/5
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> Commemoration: Saint Clement of Alexandria
Saint Clement of Alexandria,
Priest and Teacher of the Faith,
d. 210
[IMAGE]
Clement from Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres grecz, latins et payens (1584)
by André Thévet
Prayers:
O Lord, who didst call thy se...
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Mon. 12/6
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All day
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> Commemoration: Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas,
Bishop of Myra,
d. 326
[IMAGE]
Full-length icon of Saint Nicholas
by Jaroslav Čermák, showing him with a halo,
dressed in clerical garb,
and holding a book of the scriptures in his left hand
while making the ...
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Tue. 12/7
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> Commemoration: Saint Ambrose of Milan
Saint Ambrose of Milan,
Bishop of Milan
and Teacher of the Faith,
d. 397
[IMAGE]
Saint Ambrose in His Study,
c. 1500. Spanish, Palencia. Wood with traces of polychromy.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Prayer:
O God, w...
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Sun. 12/12
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All day
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> Commemoration: Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson,
Writer
[IMAGE]
Samuel Johnson c. 1772, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Prayers:
Grant, O God, that in all time of our testing we may know your Presence and obey your will; that, following the example of your servant Samuel Joh...
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Mon. 12/13
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All day
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> Commemoration: St. Lucy
Saint Lucy,
Martyr at Syracuse,
d. 304
[IMAGE]
Prayer [1]:
O Almighty God, by whose grace and power thy holy martyrs Lucy And Agatha triumphed over suffering and were faithful even unto death: Grant us, who now remember them with thanksgivin...
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Tue. 12/14
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> Commemoration: St. John of the Cross
Saint John of the Cross
Friar, Reformer, Poet
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
O God, by whose grace thy servant John of the Cross, enkindled With the fire of thy love, became a burning and shining light in thy Church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the...
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Fri. 12/17
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All day
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> Commemoration: Dorothy Sayers
Dorothy Sayers
Writer and Theologian
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
Almighty God, who gave to your servant Dorothy L Sayers special Gifts of grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Christ Jesus: Grant that by this teaching we may know you, the on...
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Sun. 12/19
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Tue. 12/21
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All day
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Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
[IMAGE]
"St. Thomas the Apostle" by El Greco
Prayer:
Almighty and everliving God, who strengthened your apostle Thomas With sure and certain faith in your Son's resurrection: Grant us so perfectly and without do...
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Sun. 12/26
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All day
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> The Festival of Saint Stephen
December 26th, Witness Day:
Saint Stephen
Deacon and Martyr
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
We give thee thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the First martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to thy Son Jesus Christ, who...
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Mon. 12/27
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All day
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> Festival of Saint John the Evangelist
December 27th, Witness Day:
Saint John
Apostle and Evangelist
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
Merciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of Light upon thy Church, that we, being illumined by the teaching of thine apostle and evangelist John, ma...
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Tue. 12/28
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All day
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> The Festival of the Holy Innocents
December 28th, Witness Day:
The Holy Innocents
[IMAGE]
The Virgin and Child Surrounded by the Holy Innocents painted by Peter Paul Rubens at the Museum of Louvre-Lens, circa 1618
Prayer:
We remember this day, O God, the slaughter of the holy ...
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Wed. 12/29
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All day
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> Commemoration: St. Thomas of Canterbury
Saint Thomas of Canterbury,
Archbishop and Martyr
d. Dec. 29, 1170
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
O Almighty God, by whose grace and power thy holy martyr Thomas Triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death: Grant us, who now remember him with...
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