The Kalendar identifies November 8th, the Octave of All Saints, as a commemoration of Anglican saints and worthies. However, there is no proper collect for the occasion, so we have written one. This new collect draws heavily from a sermon by the Venerable Bede (himself a distinguished Anglican worthy), specifically a passage appointed for the second nocturn of Matins for the Fifth Day within the Octave of All Saints.
Almighty God, we bless thy Holy Name for all thy saints, and most especially for all the Anglican saints and worthies who have laboured in thy vineyard. Endow us, we beseech thee, with minds clear, faith firm, courage true, and charity thorough; that we, following their example, may keep thy commandments with boldness: having innocency in simplicity, peaceableness in love, modesty in lowliness, diligence in service, watchfulness in helping those who toil, mercifulness in succouring the poor, constancy in defending the truth, and severity in keeping discipline. For these are the footprints which the saints have left us, even as they returned to their fatherland, that we, treading in their steps, might follow them into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This collect was first used at Evensong on All Saints Sunday, November 6th, 2011.