Saint Henry of Finland
by CCW | 19 January 2011 05:00
The collect for a martyr, on the Feast of Saint Henry of Finland (d. 1150), Bishop, Martyr, Patron Saint of Finland, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
[2]ALMIGHTY God, by whose grace and power thy Martyr Henry was enabled to witness to the truth and to be faithful unto death: Grant that we, who now remember him before thee, may likewise so bear witness unto thee in this world, that we may receive with him the crown of glory that fadeth not away; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Epistle: 1 St Peter 4:12-19[3]
The Gospel: St Matthew 16:24-27[4]
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#martyr
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/StHenry.jpg
- 1 St Peter 4:12-19: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%204:12-19&version=ESV
- St Matthew 16:24-27: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016:24-27&version=ESV
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