Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165

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Exciting Holiness
1 Maccabees 2.15-22
Psalm 16.1-8, 10a
1 Corinthians 1.18-25
John 15.18-21

Holy Communion
Jude 17, 20-end
Psalm 6.31-6
Mark 11.27-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 20, 21, 23
Joshua 10.1-15
Luke 11.37-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 25
Job 12
Romans 6.15-end

Collect

God our redeemer,
who through the folly of the cross taught your martyr Justin
the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ:
remove from us every kind of error
that we, like him, may be firmly grounded in the faith,
and make your name known to all peoples;
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 our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Justin:
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.

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Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Justin:
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 Trinity 1

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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.

BCP: Nicomede, Priest, Martyr at Rome