Eternal God, you blessed your servant Samuel Seabury with the gift of perseverance to renew the Anglican inheritance in North America: Grant that, joined together in unity with our bishops and nourished by your holy Sacraments, we may proclaim the…
Continue ReadingO heavenly Father, you have filled the world with beauty: Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that, rejoicing in your whole creation, we may learn to serve your with gladness; for the sake of…
Continue ReadingO loving God, we know that all things are ordered by your unerring wisdom and unbounded love: Grant us in all things to see your hand; that, following the example and teaching of your servant Charles Simeon, we may walk…
Continue ReadingGod, our refuge and strength, bring near the day when wars shall cease and poverty and pain shall end, that earth may know the peace of heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Church of England, Common Worship, Collect for Remembrance…
Continue ReadingLord God of hosts, you clothed your servant Martin the soldier with the spirit of sacrifice, and set him as a bishop in your Church to be a defender of the catholic faith: Give us grace to follow in his…
Continue ReadingO God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he…
Continue ReadingO God, by your grace you have called us in this Diocese to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless our Bishops Mark, Arthur, David, and William, and other clergy, and all our people. Grant that your Word may be truly…
Continue ReadingAlmighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel in the 197th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Ohio for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things…
Continue ReadingO Lord our God, you call whom you will and send them where you choose: We thank you for sending your servant Willibrord to be an apostle to the Low Countries, to turn them from the worship of idols to…
Continue ReadingO God of light and love, who illumined your Church through the witness of your servant William Temple: Inspire us, we pray, by his teaching and example, that we may rejoice with courage, confidence, and faith in the Word made…
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