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Today, 24 June, is (let me get this right) “The Feast of the Nativity of Saint John Baptist“.

And the collect is awesome,

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]LMIGHTY God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by preaching of repentance: Make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching; and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

“…constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake…”

Do pray for our brothers and sisters in the Church of England for whom this week that prayer is especially poignant.

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  1. MichaelA

    The collects from the Book of Common Prayer are eloquent and powerful, but also beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us David.

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