Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops and Martyrs, 1555 and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556

The Collect:

Rite I:
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like thy servants Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, we may live in thy fear, die in thy favor, and rest in thy peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Rite II:
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servants Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

First Lesson: Zephaniah 3:1-5 

¹ Ah, soiled, defiled,
    oppressing city!
² It has listened to no voice;
    it has accepted no correction.
It has not trusted in the Lord;
    it has not drawn near to its God.

³ The officials within it
    are roaring lions;
its judges are evening wolves
    that leave nothing until the morning.
⁴ Its prophets are reckless,
    faithless persons;
its priests have profaned what is sacred,
    they have done violence to the law.
⁵ The Lord within it is righteous;
    he does no wrong.
Every morning he renders his judgement,
    each dawn without fail;
    but the unjust knows no shame

Psalm: Psalm 142

¹ I cry to the Lord with my voice; *
       to the Lord I make loud supplication.
² I pour out my complaint before him *
       and tell him all my trouble.
³ When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path; *
       in the way wherein I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
⁴ I look to my right hand and find no one who knows me; *
       I have no place to flee to, and no one cares for me.
⁵ I cry out to you, O Lord; *
       I say, “You are my refuge,
       my portion in the land of the living.”
⁶ Listen to my cry for help, for I have been brought very low; *
       save me from those who pursue me,
       for they are too strong for me.
⁷ Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your Name; *
       when you have dealt bountifully with me,
       the righteous will gather around me.

Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 3:9-14

⁹For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.

¹⁰ According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. ¹¹For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. ¹²Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— ¹³the work of each builder will become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done. ¹⁴If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward.

Gospel: John 15:18-20 

¹⁸ ‘If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. ¹⁹ If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you, “Servants are not greater than their master.” If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

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Sample Text: We remember Latimer, Ridley, and Cranmer, Reformation-era bishops and martyrs who stood for a church grounded in scripture, reason, and tradition. Their courageous deaths shaped Anglican identity with deep and costly conviction.

“…that, like your servants Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace…” #Episcopal

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