Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977

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Purple or Lent array / red

Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 4.20-28
Psalm 119.41, 43-48
2 Timothy 4.1-8
John 12.24-32

Holy Communion
Isaiah 58.9b-end
Psalm 86.1-7
Luke 5.27-32

Morning Prayer
Psalm 71 (or) 41, 42, 43
Genesis 41.1-24
Galatians 3.15-22

Evening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 45, 46
Jeremiah 4.1-18
John 4.43-end

Collect

God of truth,
whose servant Janani Luwum walked in the light,
and in his death defied the powers of darkness:
free us from fear of those who kill the body,
that we too may walk as children of light,
through him who overcame darkness by the power of the cross,
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 our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Janani Luwum:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Janani Luwum:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Lent 1

Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness,
and was tempted as we are, yet without sin:
give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit;
and, as you know our weakness,
so may we know your power to save;
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.