Saint Alban
admin | 22 June 2009The collect for today, the Feast of St Alban (d. c. 250), First Martyr of Britain (source):
Almighty God, by whose grace and power your holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death: Grant to us, who now remember him with thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to you in this world, that we may receive with him the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The Epistle: 1 St John 3:13-16
The Gospel: St Matthew 10:34-42
