Readings:
Psalm 116:1-2
Jeremiah
17:14-18a
Galatians
3:23-28
Luke 10:1-9
Preface of a Saint (2)
Prayer (traditional language):
Gracious God, we thank thee for calling Florence Li Tim-Oi, much-beloved
daughter, to be the first woman to exercise the office of a priest in
our Communion; By the grace of thy Spirit inspire us to follow her example,
serving thy people with patience and happiness all our days, and witnessing
in every circumstance to our Savior Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the same Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer (contemporary language):
Gracious God, we thank you for calling Florence Li Tim-Oi, much-beloved
daughter, to be the first woman to exercise the office of a priest in
our Communion; By the grace of your Spirit inspire us to follow her example,
serving your people with patience and happiness all our days, and witnessing
in every circumstance to our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the same Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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ORDINATION
OF FLORENCE LI TIM-OI
FIRST WOMAN PRIEST IN THE
ANGLICAN COMMUNION, 24 JANUARY 1944
Florence Li Tim-Oi was ordained a priest by Bp. Ronald Hall of Hong Kong
in 1944, primarily because of difficulties occasioned by the Japanese
occupation of China. A storm of protest after the war forced her to refrain
from exercising her role as a priest. Towards the end of her life, she
emigrated to Canada where she was able to resume her priestly duties.
She died in 1992.
More is available in a
short article about her from the Anglican Journal of Canada,
and from the Li Tim-Oi
Foundation. |