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Ever wondered how the flags of England and the UK are linked to Christianity?

The answer is simple: they are built from crosses of Christian saints. ✝️

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England’s flag is the Cross of St George: a red cross on white.
St George was a Christian martyr (d. c.303). Crusaders wore his cross as a sign of faith. It became England’s emblem in the Middle Ages. 🛡️

✝️ 🧵As if the beginning of St Michael's Lent isn't enough, today is also The Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Mary’s life points us to Jesus:

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour” (Luke 1:46-47)

Her humility and trust show what it means to say ‘yes’ to God.

🖼️The Virgin in Prayer
Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
1640-50 Anglicans honour Mary not as a distant figure, but as the faithful servant who bore Christ into the world, the one who treasured God’s Word in her heart.

🙏🏻In today’s liturgy we pray:

O God,
who hast taken to thyself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of thine incarnate Son:
Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of thine eternal kingdom; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
ever one God,
world without end.
Amen.

🖼️The Virgin Mary in Prayer
Albrecht Dürer
1518

Most Christians have never heard of this…

A secret “mini-Lent” that starts today and ends with angels in September. 🕊️⚔️

It’s called St Michael’s Lent and here’s why you might want to keep it… 🧵

🖼️The Archangel Michael defeating Satan
Guido Reni
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From 15 August (Feast of St Mary) to 29 September (Michaelmas), Christians in the Middle Ages kept 40 days of fasting and prayer to honour St Michael the Archangel.

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We trust you’re having a blessed day.

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Today we remember Roger Schutz, known as Brother Roger, who was a Swiss Christian leader and monastic brother who founded the ecumenical Taizé Community in France, dedicating his life to fostering reconciliation between Christian denominations and inspiring young people through a unique form of contemplative worship and communal living. 2/

"The more a believer wishes to live the absolute call of God, the more he or she has to insert that absolute into human misery" - Brother Roger Schutz

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🌅 Good Morning!

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In today’s Daily Office, we remember Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), an influential Anglican clergyman, theologian, and author known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic prose style, who served as Bishop of Down and Connor in Ireland and is remembered for his devotional writings, particularly "Holy Living" and "Holy Dying," which have had a lasting impact on Anglican spirituality. 2/

"Nothing does so establish the mind amidst the rollings and turbulence of present things, as a look above them and a look beyond them — above them, to the steady and good hand by which they are ruled, and beyond them, to the sweet and beautiful end to which, by that hand, they will be brought."
-- Jeremy Taylor

🌅Good Morning!

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In Tuesday’s Daily office, we remember Charles Inglis, consecrated in 1787 as the first Anglican bishop in North America for the Diocese of Nova Scotia, and was an Irish-born clergyman and ardent Loyalist known for establishing the Anglican Church in Canada, founding King's College, and navigating the challenges of building a colonial church amidst political and religious tensions. 2/

"The authority of bishops is purely spiritual; it has nothing to do with civil constitutions, or their different forms. It existed as fully when Christianity was persecuted, as it does now when Christianity is protected."
- Charles Inglis

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Today in The Daily Office, we remember Clare of Assisi.

She was an Italian noblewoman who became the founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known for her devotion to a life of radical poverty and prayer, her leadership as abbess of San Damiano, and her role as one of the first followers of St. Francis of Assisi. 2/

“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become. If we love things, we become a thing. If we love nothing, we become nothing. Imitation is not a literal mimicking of Christ, rather it means becoming the image of the beloved, an image disclosed through transformation. This means we are to become vessels of God's compassionate love for others." - Clare of Assisi

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In today’s Daily Office, we remember Saint Lawrence, a deacon of the Church in Rome who was martyred in 258 AD under Emperor Valerian's persecution, known for his courageous faith and for declaring the poor and suffering to be the true treasures of the Church. 2/

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He is the Patron Saint of archivists, armories, book lovers, brewers, butchers, cooks, comedians, deacons, glaziers, laundry workers, librarians, firefighters, poor people, restaurateurs, schoolchildren, seminarians, tanners, vine growers, winemakers, and Rome.

He is invoked against fire and lumbago (lower back pain).

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Today in the Daily Office, we remember Herman of Alaska (c. 1756-1837), a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary who became the first saint of North America, known for his tireless work evangelizing and protecting the native Alaskan people, his ascetic lifestyle, and his role as a spiritual father and wonderworker in the Orthodox Church. 2/

“The Lord gave this land to our beloved mother country like a new-born babe, who has not as yet any faculty to acquire knowledge, nor the sense to do so; because of its lack of strength and its infancy, it not only needs protection, but even support; but this it has as yet no ability to ask of anyone." - Herman of Alaska

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Today in the Daily Office, we remember Saint Dominic (1170-1221), a Spanish priest and founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), known for his commitment to combating heresy through preaching, education, and evangelical poverty, as well as for establishing a new model of religious life that combined contemplative study with active ministry.

"Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes." - St. Dominic 2/

He founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in 1216 to combat heresy through education, preaching, and exemplary Christian living.

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Today in the Daily Office we remember John Mason Neale (1818-1866).

🎶 Good Christian Men Rejoice!

He was an Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter renowned for his translations of ancient hymns, his work in church architecture and liturgy, and his founding of the Sisterhood of St. Margaret, despite facing significant opposition for his high church views. 🎼 "Good Christian men, rejoice, with heart and soul and voice; now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this!"
-- John Mason Neale

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In today’s Daily Office, we remember St Oswald, a 7th-century king of Northumbria who united his people in faith and peace. He was both a warrior and a witness to Christ, crowned in battle, sanctified in generosity, and martyred in prayer. 2/7

After exile on Iona, Oswald returned to claim his throne. Before battle at Heavenfield (AD 634), he raised a cross and prayed with his troops. Victory followed and so did a kingdom transformed by faith.

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In today’s Daily Office, we remember Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy member of the Jewish council, the Sanhedrin. Though a secret follower of Jesus, he stepped forward boldly after the crucifixion.
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He went to Pontius Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body, an unusual and risky act. Most would avoid association with a condemned man, but Joseph acted with courage and care.

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Today in the Daily Office, we remember William Wilberforce, a British politician, philanthropist, and evangelical Christian who led the parliamentary campaign to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire.
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He championed numerous social reforms, and worked tirelessly to promote Christian values in society and public life.

"You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know."
-- William Wilberforce

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Today we remember Lazarus, Mary, and Martha of Bethany, who were each other’s siblings & close friends of Jesus.

Known for their hospitality and faith, Lazarus being raised from the dead by Jesus, Martha demonstrating practical service and theological understanding,
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Mary showing deep devotion through listening to Jesus' teachings and anointing him.

"Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus."
- John 11:5

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Today we remember James the Elder, also known as James the Great, was one of Jesus’ first disciples, called while mending nets by the Sea of Galilee. Brother to John, son of Zebedee, he left everything to follow Christ.
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Jesus nicknamed James and John the “Sons of Thunder,” perhaps for their boldness. James witnessed key moments—the raising of Jairus’s daughter, the Transfiguration, and Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane.

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Today is the Feast of Mary Magdalene.

She was the first to see the risen Christ and tell the others. That’s why she’s known as the “apostle to the apostles.” 2/6

Mary Magdalene is often wrongly labelled a prostitute. The Gospels say Jesus healed her of seven demons, and from then on she followed Him closely.