St. Dominic
(Friar)
August 8
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we give
thee thanks for the purity and strength with which thou didst endow thy servant
Dominic; and we pray that by thy grace we may have a like power to hallow and
conform our souls and bodies to the purpose of thy most holy will; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Laurence
(Deacon, and
Martyr at Rome)
August 10
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, by whose grace and
power thy holyDeacon and martyr Laurence triumphed over suffering, and despised
death: Grant, we beseech thee, that enduring hardness, and waxing valiant in
fight, we may with the noble army of martyrs receive the crown of everlasting
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Clare of Assisi
(Abbess)
August 12
The Collect.
O GOD of mercy, enlighten the hearts
of thy faithful people, and grant us after the example of thy servant Clare,
not to mind earthly things, but to love things heavenly; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
St. Hippolutus
(Bishop and
Martyr)
August 13
The Collect.
O GOD, who has enlightened thy Church
by the teaching of thy servant Hippolytus: Enrich us evermore, we beseech thee,
with thy heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses who by their life and
doctrine will set forth the truth of thy salvation; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Jeremy Taylor
(Bishop of Down, Connor
and Dromore)
August 14
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast enriched thy
Church with the singular learning and holiness of thy servant Jeremy Taylor:
Grant us to hold fast the true doctrine of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and to fashion our lives according to the same, to the glory of thy great Name
and the benefit of thy holy Church; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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