The Collect
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst enkindle the flame of thy love in the heart of thy servant Chad: Grant to us, thy humble servants, the same faith and power of love; that, as we rejoice in his triumph, we may profit by his example, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Readings: (Acts i. 1; Saint Luke x. 1)
Chad (died 2 March 672) was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised as a saint. He features strongly in the work of Bede the Venerable and is credited with introducing Christianity to the Mercian kingdom.
Chad (died 2 March 672) was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised as a saint. He features strongly in the work of Bede the Venerable and is credited with introducing Christianity to the Mercian kingdom.
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