Charles Stuart, King and Martyr
by CCW | 30 January 2025 01:00
The collect for today, the commemoration of Charles I (1600-1649), King of England, Martyr (source[1]):
[2]King of kings and Lord of lords,
whose faithful servant Charles
prayed for his persecutors
and died in the living hope of thine eternal kingdom:
grant us, by thy grace, so to follow his example
that we may love and bless our enemies,
through the intercession of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
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 Martyr[3]:
The Epistle: 1 St. Peter 4:12-19[4]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 16:24-27[5]
Artwork: Anthony van Dyck, Charles I at the Hunt, c. 1635. Oil on canvas, Louvre, Paris.
- source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradjanuary.html
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/vanDyck_CharlesIAtTheHunt.jpg
- Martyr: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#martyr
- 1 St. Peter 4:12-19: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%204:12-19&version=ESVUK
- St. Matthew 16:24-27: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2016:24-27&version=ESVUK
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