Thomas Ken
by CCW | 19 March 2011 05:00
The collect for today, the commemoration of Thomas Ken (1637-1711), Bishop of Bath and Wells, Non-Juror, Hymn Writer (source[1]):
[2]O God, from whom all blessings flow,
by whose providence we are kept
and by whose grace we are directed:
assist us, through the example of thy servant Thomas Ken,
faithfully to keep thy word,
humbly to accept adversity
and steadfastly to worship thee;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
With the Epistle and Gospel for a Bishop,
from The Book of Common Prayer[3] (Canadian, 1962):
The Epistle: 1 Timothy 6:11-16[4]
The Gospel: St Luke 12:37-44[5]
Click here[6] to read more about Thomas Ken.
Artwork: Thomas Ken window, Wells Cathedral, installed in 1885 to celebrate the bicentenary of his consecration as Bishop of Bath and Wells.
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/principal-services-and-resources/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradjune.aspx
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Ken_window.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/the-prayer-book-online/164--the-collects-epistles-and-gospels-page-94#bishop
- 1 Timothy 6:11-16: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20timothy%206:11-16&version=ESV
- St Luke 12:37-44: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2012:37-44&version=ESV
- Click here: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/2010/03/19/thomas-ken-bishop/
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2011/03/19/thomas-ken/