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The Anglican Ordinariate of Saint George
for Chaplaincy

August 13

Florence Nightingale

Nurse and Servant of the Sick.

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Collect

O God, whose servant Florence Nightingale ministered unto the sick and wounded with compassion, wisdom, and steadfast devotion: Grant unto all who care for the suffering grace to serve thee faithfully in the weak and afflicted, and to be ministers of thy healing mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the prayers and offerings of thy people in thankful remembrance of thy servant Florence Nightingale; and grant that we, strengthened by these holy mysteries, may faithfully minister unto the suffering and bear thy light into places of pain and fear; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Proper Preface

…Who didst call thy servant Florence to labour among the sick and wounded, granting her compassion for the suffering, wisdom in service, and perseverance amidst hardship; whereby many found comfort, healing, and hope. And therefore with Angels and Archangels…

Post-Communion Prayer

Grant, Almighty God, that we who have received these heavenly gifts may, after the example of thy servant Florence Nightingale, minister faithfully unto the sick, comfort the afflicted, and bear witness unto thy healing love; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Optional Commemoration Sentence

“I was sick, and ye visited me.”

— St. Matthew 25:36

“Praesens Inter Servientes” — Present among those who serve.