Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church

Almighty and Everlasting God, the source and perfection of all virtues, who didst inspire thy servant James De Koven to do what is right and to preach what is true: Grant that all ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may afford to thy faithful people, by word and example, the knowledge of thy grace; through . . . → Read More: James de Koven, Priest (1879)

Almighty and everlasting God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Enable us, after the teaching and example of thy servant Saint Benedict, to walk as one family in the excellent paths of obedience, that thy blessing may prosper the works of our hands, and thine ears be open unto our prayers; through . . . → Read More: Saint Benedict, Abbot of Monte Cassino

O God, who from the family of thy servant David didst raise up Joseph to be the guardian of thine incarnate Son and the spouse of his virgin mother: Give us grace to imitate his uprightness of life and his obedience to thy commands; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Give grace, we beseech thee, Almighty God, to us thy people, and to the Pastors of thy flock, that, following the example of Saint Cyril thy Bishop and Confessor, we may in contempt of worldly motives obey to the end thy heavenly precepts, and be accounted worthy of those eternal joys which thou dost vouchsafe . . . → Read More: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem

O God, who in thy providence didst choose thy servant Patrick to be the Apostle of the Irish people, that he might cause the light of the Gospel to shine in the world: Grant us so to walk in that light, that we may come at last to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus . . . → Read More: Saint Patrick