{"id":73762,"date":"2018-09-20T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=73762"},"modified":"2018-09-20T07:08:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T11:08:16","slug":"a-prayer-for-the-feast-day-of-john-coleridge-patteson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=73762","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for the Feast Day of John Coleridge Patteson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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Today we remember and give thanks for the life of John Coleridge Patteson, born in London, grew up and ordained priest in Devon & became the first Bishop of Melanesia. Martyred this day on Nukapu in 1871. @CofEDevon<\/a> @ExeterCathedral<\/a> @KingsSchoolOSM<\/a> Picture credit @lambethpalace<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UZSOQAko1Z<\/a><\/p>\n

— Melanesian Mission (@MelanesianM) September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n