Remembrance is the act of honouring and remembering those who have served and sacrificed in war and conflict.

The phrase:

“At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”

refers to 11:00 am on 11 November 1918, when the Armistice ending the fighting in the First World War came into effect. citeturn4search1turn4search3

Across the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries, a two-minute silence is observed at 11:00 am on 11 November as a mark of respect and remembrance. citeturn4search1turn4search4

A traditional remembrance reflection is:

**They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in th…

• The Lord Jesus