Almighty God, who didst call thy faithful servants John Coleridge Patteson and his companions to be witnesses and martyrs in the islands of Melanesia, and by their labors and sufferings didst raise up a people for thine own possession: Pour forth thy Holy Spirit upon thy Church in every land, that by the service and sacrifice of many, thy holy Name may be glorified and thy kingdom enlarged; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Today the Church of England commemorates John Coleridge Patteson, First Anglican Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 https://t.co/yAWoMa4H2c
Photo c. 1867 in National Library of New Zealand pic.twitter.com/MoBxX5iTal
— The Anglican Church in St Petersburg (@anglicanspb) September 20, 2021