Trafalgar Day Prayers

Nelson at prayer 215 years ago, the Royal Navy fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson, Duke of Brontë, KB, engaged and defeated the combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar. England was facing invasion by Napoleon, and Nelson knew he had to neutralize the threat, no matter what the cost may … Continue reading Trafalgar Day Prayers

Morning Prayer for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 19), the Feast of St Luke the Evangelist, and the Thirty-Second Sunday in COVIDtide

Morning Prayer for Feast of St Luke and Trinity 19 God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. (For the feast of St Luke) Psalm: 119, Pts 12 & 13 1st Lesson: Isaiah 61. 1-6 2nd Lesson: 2 Timothy 3. 10-end Collect of the Day: O God, … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 19), the Feast of St Luke the Evangelist, and the Thirty-Second Sunday in COVIDtide

The Minor Feast of Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess, 17 October

Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess, from the Benedictional of St. Æthelwold illuminated manuscript, 10th Century England 17 October is the minor feast of Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess Etheldreda (aka Ætheltryth aka Audrey) (c. 636-679AD) was an Anglo-Saxon Queen and Abbess of Ely. As a princess, she was married twice, but remained a virgin. She … Continue reading The Minor Feast of Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess, 17 October

Morning Prayer for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 18), the Harvest Thanksgiving, and the Thirty-First Sunday in COVIDtide

Trinity 18 and Harvest Thanksgiving God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Psalm: 119, Pts 17 & 18 1st Lesson: Ezekiel 34. 1-16 2nd Lesson: Luke 11. 37-end Collect of the Day: Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 18), the Harvest Thanksgiving, and the Thirty-First Sunday in COVIDtide

Morning Prayer for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 17), the Minor Feast of Francis of Assisi, and the Thirtieth Sunday in COVIDtide

Morning Prayer for Trinity 17 God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Psalm: 119, Pts 15 & 16 1st Lesson: Ezekiel 33. 1-11 2nd Lesson: Luke 10. 1-24 Collect of the Day: Lord we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 17), the Minor Feast of Francis of Assisi, and the Thirtieth Sunday in COVIDtide

Solemn Evening Prayer for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, commonly called Michaelmas

Solemn Evening Prayer for Michaelmas Office Setting: Evening Service In G+, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford Psalm: Choir of Wells Cathedral Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience … Continue reading Solemn Evening Prayer for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, commonly called Michaelmas

Evening Prayer for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 16) and the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in COVIDtide

Evening Prayer, Trinity 16 God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Psalm: 91 1st Lesson: Nehemiah 2 2nd Lesson: 1 Corinthians 13 Collect of the Day: O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it cannot continue in … Continue reading Evening Prayer for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 16) and the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in COVIDtide

Solemn Morning Prayer for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 16) and the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in COVIDtide

Trinity 16 I wasn’t feeling very well and needed incense and music. Office setting: The Great Service, William Byrd Psalms sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Psalm: 90 1st Lesson: Ezekiel 18. 1-4, 19-end 2nd Lesson: Luke 9. … Continue reading Solemn Morning Prayer for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 16) and the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in COVIDtide

Morning Prayer for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 14) and the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in COVIDtide

Morning Prayer for Trinity 14 God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Psalm: 78 Part I 1st Lesson: Jeremiah 31. 27-34 2nd Lesson: Luke 6. 39-end Collect of the Day: Almighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 14) and the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in COVIDtide