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October 2019
John Henry Newman
God knows me and calls me by my name.
God has created me to do Him some definite service;
He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another.
Resources for Week beginning 20 October
Almighty and everlasting God,
in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations:
Preserve the works of your mercy,
that your Church throughout the world
may persevere with steadfast faith
in the confession of your Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Pope John XXIII
Good and gracious God,
the light of the faithful and shepherd of souls,
you set your servant John XIII to be a bishop in your Church
to feed your sheep with your word
and to guide them by his example;
give us grace to keep the faith he taught
and to follow in his footsteps.
Monasteries without walls: secret monasticism in the Soviet Union
Monasticism helped keep Christian faith alive and vibrant through the anti-theist communism of the Soviet Union.
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Leaky Anglican Church of Or
Like New Zealand’s devastating leaky building fiasco, NZ Anglicanism in the last three decades has (similarly) had a combination of weak rules and poorly trained-and-formed clergy.
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Resources for Week Beginning 13 September
Lifegiving God,
we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us,
that we may continually be given to good works;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi’s feast day is October 4. Giovanni Francesco Bernardone was born in 1181 or 1182 and died October 3, 1226. He founded the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans.
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