Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711

https://almanac.oremus.org/2024-06-08

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Exciting Holiness
Jeremiah 9.23, 24
Psalm 15
2 Corinthians 4.1-10
Matthew 24.42-46

Holy Communion
2 Timothy 4.1-8
Psalm 71.7-16
Mark 12.38-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 41, 42, 43
Joshua 24.29-end
Luke 12.49-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 45, 46
Job 18
Romans 8.31-end

Collect

O God, from whom all blessings flow,
by whose providence we are kept
and by whose grace we are directed:
help us, through the example of your servant Thomas Ken,
faithfully to keep your word,
humbly to accept adversity
and steadfastly to worship you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God, shepherd of your people,
whose servant Thomas Ken revealed the loving service of Christ
in his ministry as a pastor of your people:
by this eucharist in which we share
awaken within us the love of Christ
and keep us faithful to our Christian calling;
through him who laid down his life for us,
but is alive and reigns with you, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 2

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.