St Gregory of
Nazianzus
(Bishop of
Constantinople)
May 9;
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, whose
servant Gregory steadfastly confessed thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to be
Very God and Very Man: Grant that we may hold fast to this faith, and evermore
magnify his holy Name; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without
end. Amen.
The Epistle. Wisdom 7:7-14.
I CALLED upon God, and the spirit of
wisdom came to me. I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, and esteemed
riches nothing in comparison of her. Neither compared I unto her any precious
stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall
be counted as clay before her. I loved her above health and beauty, and chose
to have her instead of light: for the light that cometh from her never goeth
out. All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in
her hands. And I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom goeth before them: and I
knew not that she was the mother of them. I learned diligently, and do communicate
her liberally: I do not hide her riches. For she is a treasure unto men that
never faileth: which they that use become the friends of God, being commended
for the gifts that come from learning.
The Gospel. St. John 8:25-32.
THEN said they unto him, Who art
thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the
beginning. I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me
is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. They
understood not that he spake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto them,
When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and
that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do
always those things that please him. As he spake these words, many believed on him.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,
then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.
Ss. Cyril and
Methodius
(Missionary
Bishops to the Slavs)
May 11
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we
thank thee for thy servants Cyril and Methodius, whom thou didst call to preach
The Gospel to the Slavic People. Raise up, we pray thee, in this and every
land, heralds and evangelists of thy kingdom, that thy Church may make known
the unsearchable riches of Christ, and may increase with the increase of God;
through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Dunstan
(Archbishop
of Canterbury)
May 19
The Collect.
GOD, who dost ever hallow and protect
thy Church: Raise up therein through thy Spirit good and faithful stewards of
the mysteries of Christ, as thou didst in thy servant Dunstan; that by their
ministry and example thy people may abide in thy favour and walk in the way of
truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the
unity of the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
St. Alcuin
(Deacon, and
Abbot of Tours)
May 20
The Collect.
O ETERNAL Lord God, who boldest all
souls in life: We beseech thee to shed forth upon thy whole Church in paradise
and on earth the bright beams of thy light and thy peace; and grant that we,
following the good examples of thy servant Alcuin, and of all those who loved
and served thee here, may at the last enter with them into thine unending joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Jackson Kemper
(First
Missionary Bishop in the United States)
May 24
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we
thank thee for thy servant Jackson Kemper, whom thou didst call to preach The
Gospel in this our land. Raise up, we pray thee, in every land, heralds and evangelists
of thy kingdom, that thy Church may make known the unsearchable riches of
Christ, and may increase with the increase of God; through the same thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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