Charles, King and Martyr, 1649

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Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 2.12-end
Psalm 20.1-4, 6-9
1 Timothy 6.12-16
Matthew 20.25-28

Holy Communion
Hebrews 10.19-25
Psalm 24.1-6
Mark 4.21-25

Morning Prayer
Psalms 47, 48 (or) 143, 146
Hosea 5.8 - 6.6
1 Corinthians 11.2-16

Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 33 (or) 138, 140, 141
Genesis 15
Matthew 26.47-56

Collect

King of kings and Lord of lords,
whose faithful servant Charles
prayed for those who persecuted him
and died in the living hope of your eternal kingdom:
grant us by your grace so to follow his example
that we may love and bless our enemies,
through the intercession of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
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 Charles:
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 Charles:
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.