St Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, c672

Almighty God,
from the first fruits of the English nation who turned to Christ,
you called your servant Chad to be an evangelist and bishop of his own people:
give us grace so to follow his peaceable nature,
humble spirit and prayerful life,
that we may truly commend to others
the faith which we ourselves profess;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God,
now and for ever.