Jane Austen
1775-1817 18th century Feast day: July 18
The examination of a day made with irony towards oneself and gentleness towards others.
Who was Jane Austen?
A clergyman's daughter in a Hampshire rectory, she wrote her novels at a small desk, between visits and letters. Three evening prayers in her hand have been preserved, written to be said with her household. She died at forty-one, before seeing her name printed on her books.
In their own words
Give us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to deserve to be heard.
May we now, and on each return of night, consider how the past day has been spent by us.
Incline us to think humbly of ourselves, to be severe only in the examination of our own conduct, and to consider our fellow creatures with kindness.