John Kent (numismatist) John Kent (numismatist) John Philip Cozens Kent (28 September 1928 – 22 October 2000) was a British numismatist. He was born the son of a railway official in Hertfordshire and educated at Minchenden Grammar School and University College, London, where he was awarded a BA in 1949 and a PhD in 1951. After two years National Service he was appointed Assistant Keeper in the British Museum’s Department of Coins and Medals. There his main interest was the coins of the late Roman Period, contributing to the reference book on "Late Roman Bronze Coinage" which was published in 1960. Other work
Collect Prayer, the "Collect of the Day" is followed by a "Collect for Peace" and a "Collect for Grace". At Evening Prayer the "Collect of the Day" is followed by a "Collect for Peace" which differs from the version used at Morning Prayer, and a "Collect for Aid against Perils", which starts with the well known phrase; "Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night...". At Holy Communion, the "Collect of the Day" is followed by a reading from the Epistles. In more modern Anglican versions