Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, and an unusual Palm Sunday it is! This is certainly the first time I’ve celebrated Palm Sunday without the traditional procession of the palms. This is the first Palm Sunday most of the congregation has watched virtually. This will be my first Holy Week in years…
One of my favorite of the ancient hymns is the Latin hymn “Pange, Lingua, Gloriosi Praelium” by 6th/7th century poet and hymnodist Venatius Fortunatus. In the medieval Western tradition, this hymn was usually sung at Matins and Lauds between Passion Sunday and Maundy Thursday, inclusive. The 1940 Hymnal that we use at All Saints contains…
31 March 2020 The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Please take your time to read this excellent article on Social Distancing(aka Physical Distancing) written by Venerable Dr Cleo Kukeya who is our Diocesan Canon for Ethics. He is the Rector of Epiphany Anglican Church, the San Antonio Regional Archdeacon as…
28 March 2020 Lent “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” (Proverbs 18:10) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. We are engaged in a battle with an invisible and vicious virus- COVID-19. As always the case in any battle, we…