Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian, Martyrs

Martyrdom of SS Crispin and Crispinian

Martyrdom of SS Crispin and Crispinian, central panel of tryptich, by Aert van den Bossche (fl. 1490s)

O Lord God, whose Martyrs Crispin and Crispinian laboured with their own hands and suffered all things that the Gospel might not be hindered: Grant us grace that both in deed and endurance we may be . . . → Read More: Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian, Martyrs

Saint James of Jerusalem

James the Just

James the Just, from the Menologion of Basil II (10th or 11th c.). [James the Just, a.k.a. James of Jerusalem, a.k.a. James the brother of our Lord.] From Wikipedia.

Grant, we beseech thee, O God, that after the example of thy servant James the Just, brother of our Lord, thy Church may . . . → Read More: Saint James of Jerusalem

On the Kalendar: Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs

October from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

Crispin and Crispinian were cobblers in 3rd-century Rome who fled to Gaul because of persecution. Born to a noble family, they wound up in Soissons, in the north of France, where they preached the Gospel by day and made shoes by night, in imitation of Saint Paul. They were brothers, and they may have been . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Frideswide

St Frideswide

The Legend of St Frideswide

O God, who didst endue with heavenly grace thy servant Saint Frideswide: Mercifully grant that we, who commemorate her life of charity and holiness, may be fruitful in good works, and attain by thy grace to the reward of the poor in spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. . . . → Read More: Saint Frideswide

Saint Luke

St Luke the Evangelist

St Luke the Evangelist (Icon from the royal gates of the central iconostasis of the Kazan Cathedral in Stt Petersburg), by Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825). From Wikipedia.

Almighty God, who didst inspire thy servant Saint Luke the Physician, to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of thy Son: Manifest . . . → Read More: Saint Luke

Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess of Ely

St Æthelthryth (Etheldreda)

Saint Æthelthryth (Etheldreda) of Ely from the Benedictional of St. Æthelwold

O God, who didst call thy servant Queen Etheldreda to an earthly throne that she might advance thy heavenly kingdom: Mercifully grant that we who commemorate her faith may be fruitful in good works, and attain to the crown of peace; through . . . → Read More: Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess of Ely

Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Martyrs

Latimer and Ridley burned at the stake

Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley burnt at the stake, from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like thy servants Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, we may live in thy fear, die in thy favour, and rest in thy peace; for the sake of . . . → Read More: Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Martyrs

Saint Teresa of Ávila

Saint Teresa of Ávila

Saint Teresa of Ávila by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)

Harken unto us, O God our Saviour, that as we rejoice in the festival of blessed Teresa, Thy virgin, so we may find food for the nourishment of our souls in her heavenly doctrine, and be instructed by the affection of pious devotion; through . . . → Read More: Saint Teresa of Ávila

Fr Hawtin’s Sermon for Trinity XVII

Fr Hawtin

Here is Fr Hawtin’s sermon for Trinity XVII, October 13th, 2019: Trinity XVII 2019