Set us free, O heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear: that, honoring the steadfast courage of thy servants Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman. In 1802 he was the first African American to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
— Saint Barnabas Anglican Church (@Barnabas_FW) February 13, 2025
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