Almighty God, you gave your servant N. boldness to confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Preface of a Martyr
For the witness of your martyrs, who took up their cross and followed you even unto death, and revealed your power made perfect in human weakness.
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A modern prayer for martyrs, woven from New Testament calls to witness, first introduced by the Episcopal Church in 1979 as part of a newly structured Common of Saints.