Holy God, whose power is made perfect in weakness: we honor thy calling of Jeanne d’Arc, who, though young, rose up in valor to bear thy standard for her country, and endured with grace and fortitude both victory and defeat; and we pray that we, like Jeanne, may bear witness to the truth that is in us to friends and enemies alike, and, encouraged by the companionship of thy saints, give ourselves bravely to the struggle for justice in our time; through Christ our Savior, who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Today is the feast of St Joan of Arc, martyr and patron of France. Here she is in glass by Christopher Whall, 1922 at Apethorpe, Northamptonshire and by AK Nicholson, 1928 at Maldon All Saints, Essex. Both are details of war memorial windows. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/cmEVJ0LcUQ
— Simon Knott (@last_of_england) May 30, 2022