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CW Francis de Sales, 1622; Seventh Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Monday 24 January 2022
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
Seventh Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2022-01-24

White / white

Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 3.13-18
Psalm 19.1, 7-10
1 Corinthians 2.1-10
John 3.17-21

Holy Communion
DEL week 3
2 Samuel 5.1-7, 10
Psalm 89.19-27
Mark 3.22-30

Morning Prayer
Psalms 40, 108 (or) 123, 124, 125, 126
Genesis 11.27-12.9
Matthew 26.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 144 (or) 127, 128, 129
Hosea 2.18-3.end
1 Corinthians 9.15-end

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Conversion of Paul
Psalm 149
Isaiah 49.1-13
Acts 22.3-16

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Ezekiel 37.15-end
John 17.1-19

Collect

Holy God,
who called your bishop Francis de Sales
to bring many to Christ through his devout life
and to renew your Church with patience and understanding:
grant that we may, by word and example,
reflect your gentleness and love to all we meet;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
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,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with Francis de Sales to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of the Conversion of Paul

Almighty God,
who caused the light of the gospel
to shine throughout the world
through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul:
grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion
may follow him in bearing witness to your truth;
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.