Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525

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White

Holy Communion
1 Kings 2.1-4, 10-12
Canticle: 1 Chronicles 29.10-12 or
Psalm 145.1-5
Mark 6.7-13

If the Presentation is celebrated on Friday 2 February:

Morning Prayer
Psalms 99, 110 (or) 143, 146
Genesis 21.1-21
Matthew 27.57-end

Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Presentation
Psalm 118
1 Samuel 1.19b-end
Hebrews 4.11-end

Collect

God our creator,
who in the beginning
commanded the light to shine out of darkness:
we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ
may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief,
shine into the hearts of all your people,
and reveal the knowledge of your glory
in the face of 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

Generous Lord,
in word and eucharist we have proclaimed the mystery of your love:
help us so to live out our days
that we may be signs of your wonders in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Additional Collect

God of heaven,
you send the gospel to the ends of the earth
and your messengers to every nation:
send your Holy Spirit to transform us
by the good news of everlasting life
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of The Presentation

Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
grant that we may be presented to you
with pure and clean hearts,
by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Or, if the Presentation is celebrated on Sunday 28 January:

Morning Prayer
Psalms 143, 146
Genesis 26.34 - 27.40
2 Timothy 1.15 - 2.13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 140, 141
Ecclesiastes 3.16 - end of 4
John 18.1-11

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
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 of truth,
we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of our salvation,
help us to turn away from those habits which harm our bodies
and poison our minds
and to choose again your gift of life,
revealed to us in Jesus Christ our Lord.