Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637

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[The following material may be used at Holy Communion if this day is observed as a Lesser Festival.

2 Samuel 24.18, 21-25
Psalm 122
Revelation 19.5-9
Mark 3.31-end

Collect

Loving God, the Father of all,
whose servant Nicholas Ferrar
renounced ambition and wealth
to live in a household of faith and good work:
keep us in the right way of service to you
so that, feasting at the table in your household,
we may proclaim each day the coming of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

Post Communion

Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world where you reveal the fullness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share with Nicholas Ferrar and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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