Opening Hymn: #273 “Holy God we Praise Thy Name” Morning Prayer Begins on Page 3, BCP Venite (Page 9, BCP; Page 325, St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter) Psalms 15, 19 (Pages 357, 363, BCP; Pages 14, 21, Psalter) 1st Lesson: Job 31:13-28 1st Canticle: Te Deum (Page 10, BCP; Page 351, Psalter) 2nd Lesson: 1 John…
Opening Hymn: #159 “Jam Lucis Orto Sidere” (1940 Hymnal) Morning Prayer Begins on Page 3, 1928 BCP Venite (Page 9, BCP; Page 325, St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter) Psalm 73 (Page 428, BCP; Page 98, Psalter) 1st Lesson: Jeremiah 23:23-32 1st Canticle: Te Deum (Page 10, BCP; Page 351, Psalter) 2nd Lesson: 1 John 4:7-21 (Page…
We continue our discussion of the relationship between Israel and the Church and between the Old and New Testaments with contrasting the way the Fathers approached Scripture with the way Dispensationalism approaches Scripture, and how that affects their respective understandings of the relationship between Israel and the Church Week 1: Introduction
A Statement By Bishop Felix Orji, OSB In my role as the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the West, I join the voices of many Christians and leaders to condemn all forms of racism, injustice, discrimination, police brutality, and the wanton violence that is vandalizing and destroying property, lives, and infrastructure in our country…
Texts: 1 Peter 2:11-17, 1 Samuel 2:1a-10 For anyone who is familiar with the Book of Common Prayer, the idea that we have two different lectionaries is well known. Regardless of whether you use one of the classical texts, like our 1928 American edition or one of the newer texts, like the 2019 ACNA or…
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…
Texts: Matthew 20:1-16, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Today is Septuagesima Sunday, the beginning of the traditional “pre-Lent” season. If your background is in the Anglican/Episcopal or Roman Catholic circles whose liturgies came after Vatican II, you may be scratching your head at these “gesima” Sundays. After all, folks are pretty familiar with the penitential season of…
The final class in our series on the Articles of Religion. We complete our discussion on Article XXXVI – XXXIX, discussing the Ordinal, the authority of the civil magistrate, and property rights. Week 1: Articles 1-3 Week 2: Articles 4-6 Week 3: Articles 7-8 Week 4: Articles 9-15 Week 5: Articles 15-16 Week 6: Article…
In which we discuss Article XXXIII on Excommunication and Article XXXIV on the Authority of the Church with Regards to Tradition. Week 1: Articles 1-3 Week 2: Articles 4-6 Week 3: Articles 7-8 Week 4: Articles 9-15 Week 5: Articles 15-16 Week 6: Article 17 Week 7: Articles 18-20 Week 8: Articles 21-22 Week 9:…
In which we discuss Articles XXXI and XXXII of the 39 Articles of Religion, covering the relationship between Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice and Holy Communion, and the clerical marriage/celibacy. Week 1: Articles 1-3 Week 2: Articles 4-6 Week 3: Articles 7-8 Week 4: Articles 9-15 Week 5: Articles 15-16 Week 6: Article 17 Week 7:…