29 December
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170
Lesser Festival
Sentence
I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do
according to what is in my heart and in my mind, says the
Lord. 1 Samuel 2:35
Collect
Lord God,
who gave grace to your servant Thomas Becket
to put aside all earthly fear
and be faithful even to death:
grant that we, disregarding wordly esteem,
may fight all wrong,
uphold your rule,
and serve you to our life's end;
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. Amen.
[CCP*]
Readings
Ecclesiasticus 51:1-8
Romans 8:35-39
Psalm 119:161-168
John 10:11-15
Preface
Post-Communion
Sentence
You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you
to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. John
15:16
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