Hymn: “Ales diei nuncius” #56 (Tuesday Morning Hymn) in Neale’s “The Hymnal Noted” Psalms: 35-36 OT Lesson: 1 Samuel 14:23-end NT Lesson: 1 Corinthians 13 Homily Text: “The Second Part of the Sermon of the Misery of Man” from the 1st Book of Homilies, 1547
Text: Luke 19:41-48 One of the more popular 17th Century English writings on the priesthood is The Country Parson by poet and priest George Herbert. This was his only prose work, in which he offers practical advice to rural clergy. It’s a well-beloved book that is often read by seminarians to this day. Most folks,…
August 3, 2018 “Those whom God effectually calls, He also freely justifies; not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone.” Cotton Mather The grace of our Lord…
Chanted Morning Prayer with a homily reading from the 1st Book of Homilies
Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Growing up, my brother and I were very close. We were less than two years apart, shared a room until we were teenagers, and often had overlapping circles of friends. But when it came to keeping out of trouble, we could be very different. I was more conflict-adverse, a people pleaser,…
Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, one of the major Holy Days in the Christian tradition, in which we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and the conversion of over 3,000 people in Jerusalem. In our reading from Acts, we read that the converts were pilgrims to Jerusalem present for…
May 20, 2018 Pentecost Sunday “O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son…
Editor’s note: in last night’s introductory class on the Seven Ecumenical Councils, St. Vincent’s Canon was mentioned. Here is the promised re-post of some reflections on St. Vincent from early 2017. Moreover, in the Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by…
April 10, 2018, 2nd Week of Eastertide Dear Members and Friends of All Saints, It has been an exciting and encouraging Easter Season so far! We had an exhausting, but amazing Holy Week, followed by a glorious Easter Sunday. It has been a pleasure serving and worshiping with you. Every month or two, I plan…