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…
Today is the fourth Sunday in Lent, often called Laetare Sunday, from the Latin word for “Rejoice,” which comes from today’s traditional Introit, which consists of texts we read as our Old Testament Lesson from Isaiah 66 and from the Psalm we recited today, number 122: Rejoice ye with Jerusalem: and be ye glad for…
In light of the COVID-19 quarantines, we discuss home worship for Sunday mornings. The Books of Homilies can be found here. Additional historic Homilies related to the historic lectionary can be found here.
Dear Members and Friends of All Saints, Today I received some additional instructions from our Bishop on things to consider during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. In his message he reminded us of our duty to obey the local authorities in their instructions. Earlier this afternoon, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg issued a restriction on gatherings…
Text: Luke 11:14-28 , Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 20-25; Ephesians 5: 1-14 As most of you know, several of us from All Saints and our sister parishes Three Streams and Covenant Anglican Churches began this year’s Lent on pilgrimage in the Holy Land, following the footsteps of our Lord. This was not my first time to Israel;…
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…