The Parishes of St Mary's Kingsburgh and The Church of the Good Shepherd Amanzimtoti
Merciful Lord, you strengthened your Church, by the steadfast courage of your bishop and martyr Thomas Cranmer: make us faithful in our sufferings, that with him we may receive the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Special collect for a Martyr Bishop.
Merciful Lord, you strengthened your Church, by the steadfast courage of your bishop and martyr Polycarp: make us faithful in our sufferings, that with him we may receive the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
We pray today for the Martyrs of Japan.
Lord God, your martyrs in Japan defied their persecutors and through their great love for you, endured the pain of death: grant that we may love you daily, more and more and faithfully bear witness to the name of Jesus; who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Special Collect
Gracious God, your servant, the martyr Manche Masemola, accepted baptism in her own blood; grant that we who have not resisted to the point of death, may fulfill our baptismal vocation, by loving and serving you to the end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Reading
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury & Martyr, 1170
Merciful Lord,
you strengthened your Church, by the steadfast courage of your bishop and martyr Thomas Becket: make us faithful in our sufferings, that we with him may receive the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
