Henry, Missionary and Bishop
by CCW | 19 January 2016 01:00
The collect for a missionary, on the Feast of St. Henry of Finland (d. 1150), Bishop, Missionary, Patron Saint of Finland, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
[2]O GOD, our heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst call thy blessed Apostles and send them forth to preach thy Gospel of salvation unto all the nations: We bless thy holy Name for thy servant Henry, whose labours we commemorate this day, and we pray thee, according to thy holy Word, to send forth many labourers into thy harvest; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Epistle: Acts 12:24-13:5[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 4:13-24a[4]
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#missionary
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/StHenry.jpg
- Acts 12:24-13:5: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%2012:24-13:5&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 4:13-24a: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%204:13-24&version=ESVUK
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