We offer thanks, most gracious God, for the devoted witness of Richard Baxter, who out of love for thee followed his conscience at cost to himself, and at all times rejoiced to sing thy praises in word and deed; and we pray that our lives, like his, may be well-tuned to sing the songs of love, and all our days be filled with praise of Jesus Christ our Lord; who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
What about the feast of the Conception of the BV Mary?
Is it meet and right to celebrate the “feast day” of someone who was adamantly opposed to any feast days except for Sundays? The Puritans even banned Christmas.
I’ll stick with the Feast of the Conception. There is more warrant for it, to my way of thinking, than for this somewhat eccentric addition to the calendar. Sigh.