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2021-04-23 16:36:02 Saint's George prayer.

[PRAYER FOR THE TEMPORARY MILITIA] Thou, O George, art the glorious type of a Christian Soldier. Whilst serving under an earthly Monarch, thou didst not forget thy duty to the King of heaven. Thou didst shed thy blood for the faith of Christ; and he, in return, appointed thee Protector of Christian Armies. Be their defender in battle, and bless with victory them that fight in a just cause. Protect them under the shadow of thy standard; cover them with thy shield; make them the terror of their enemies. Our Lord is the God of Hosts; and he frequently uses War as the instrument of his designs, both of justice and mercy. They alone win true victory, who have heaven on their side; and these, when on the battle-field, seem to the world to be doing the work of man, whereas it is the work of God they are furthering. Hence are they more generous, because more religious, than other men. The sacrifices they have to make, and the dangers they have to face, teach them unselfishness. What wonder, then, that Soldiers have given so many Martyrs to the Church!

[PRAYER FOR THE SPIRITUAL MILITIA.] But there is another warfare, in which we Christians are all enlisted, and of which St. Paul speaks, when he says: Labour as a good Soldier of Christ; for no man is crowned save he that striveth lawfully (II. Tim. ii. 5.). That we have thus to strive and fight during our life, the same Apostle assures us of it in these words: Take unto you the Armor of God, that ye may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the Breastplate of justice, and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. In all things taking the Shield of Faith, wherewith ye may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. And take unto you the Helmet of the hope of salvation, and the Sword of the spirit, which is the word of God (Eph. vi. 13, 17). We, then, are Soldiers, as thou wast, O holy Martyr! Before ascending into heaven, our divine Leader wishes to review his troops; do thou present us to him. He has loaded us with honors, notwithstanding our past disloyalties; we must, henceforth, prove ourselves worthy of our position. In the Paschal Communion which we have received, we have a pledge of victory; how can we ever be so base, as to permit ourselves to be conquered! Watch over us, O sainted Warrior! Let thy prayers and example encourage us to fight against the dragon of hell. He dreads the Armor we wear; for it is Jesus himself that prepared it for us, and tempered it in his own precious Blood: oh! that, like thee, we may present it to him whole and entire, when he calls us to our eternal rest.

[PRAYER FOR THE WHOLE OF CHRISTENDOM. ] There was a time, when the whole Christian world loved and honored thy memory with enthusiastic joy: but now, alas! this devotion has grown cold, and thy Feast passes by unnoticed by thousands. O holy Martyr! avenge this ingratitude, by imitating thy divine King, who maketh his sun to rise upon both good and bad;--take pity on this world, perverted as it is by false doctrines, and tormented at this very time by the most terrible scourges. Have compassion on thy dear England, which has been seduced by the Dragon of hell, and by him made the instrument for effecting his plots against the Lord and his Christ. Take up thy Spear, as of old; give the Monster battle, and emancipate the Isle of Saints from his slavish yoke. Heaven and earth join in this great prayer;--in the name of our Risen Jesus, aid thine own, and once devoted people, to a glorious resurrection! Open / Comment

2021-04-23 15:24:11 ^From Elgar’s Banner of St. George, today a fairly obscure piece but in its day a popular work. Open / Comment

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2021-04-23 14:00:02 On this day in 1564: the birth of William Shakespeare, considered the greatest playwright in the English language. He also died on this day in 1616. Open / Comment

2021-04-23 12:48:48 He is also frequently depicted as a crusader, representing his role as the patron Saint of all Crusaders Open / Comment

2021-04-23 12:48:48 The image of St George slaying the beast is the most common representation of him, being found in art, heraldry and money. Pictured is a British gold sovereign, which to this day still bears his image Open / Comment

2021-04-23 12:48:48 Saint George was martyred on April 23rd, 303, when he refused the Roman Emperor Diocletian's edict for all Christian soldiers to make a sacrifice to the Roman gods Open / Comment

2021-04-23 12:48:48 The most famous legend of Saint George is his defeat (and sometimes the taming) of a dragon, and the rescue of a maiden it had kidnapped Open / Comment

2021-04-23 12:48:47 It was not until 1327, at the start of the reign of Edward III, that Saint George was recognised as the patron Saint of England Open / Comment

2021-04-23 12:48:47 Legend says that his flag was first adopted as the flag of England by Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade, although the earliest evidence of its use was during the reign of Edward I Open / Comment