Confirm our minds, O Lord, in the mysteries of the true faith, set forth with power by your servant John of Damascus; that we, with him, confessing Jesus to be true God and true Man, and singing the praises of the risen Lord, may, by the power of the resurrection, attain to eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for evermore. Amen.
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O God of truth and peace, you raised up your servant Richard Hooker in a day of bitter controversy to defend with sound reasoning and great charity the catholic and reformed religion: Grant that we may maintain that middle way, not as a compromise for the sake of peace, but as a comprehension for the sake of truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Merry Crowleymas, er, I mean, Phallus Navidad, to all those who celebrate it!
(What idiot called it “Crowleymas” instead of “Phallus Navidad”? Also, yes, I know, Crowley’s Lesser Feast, sometimes called “Crowleymas”, is actually in October … but today’s Crowley’s Greater Feast, and I’ve seen people blur them, and thought of this, so … let’s just enjoy things. Only now I’ve basically explained my joke, so my dad […]
Almighty God, in your providence you chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle to the Irish people, to bring those who were wandering in darkness and error to the true light and knowledge of you: Grant us so to walk in that way that we may come at last to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever. Amen.
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Today, the Episcopal Church remembers The Rev Absalom Jones:
Set us free, heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear: that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
It can be easy to forget that Thomas Aquinas was a bit of a maverick in his time: “Immersing himself in Aristotle’s thought, Thomas took on the very Dominican task of explaining Christian belief in a way that would resonate with disciples of Aristotle. In the 13th century, many regarded this as a radical and dangerous undertaking, and Aquinas spent much of his career skating around the edges of church approval.”
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