This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
You are cordially invited to A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!! Guest of Honor: Jesus Christ Date: Every day. Traditionally, December 25 but He’s always around, so the date is flexible… Time: Whenever you’re ready. (Please don’t be late, though, or you’ll miss out on all the fun!) Place: In your heart…. He’ll meet you there. (You’ll hear… Continue Reading
O root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations; kings will keep silence before you for whom the nations long; come and save us and delay no longer. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos,… Continue Reading
This is a reflection on the online poll related to my blogpost on Liturgical Colour (November 26) for the last Sunday of the Church’s Year. The liturgical colour used for that Sunday, according to the poll was: White: 53% Green: 27% Red: 8% Violet: 2% Other: 10% (a lot of “gold”, “gold and white”; a… Continue Reading
O Lord of Lords, and ruler of the House of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush, and gave him the law on Sinai: come with your outstretched arm and ransom us. Amen. Come Lord Jesus. O Adonai, et dux domus Israël, qui Moyse in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et… Continue Reading
From at least the eighth century the antiphon before and after the Magnificat at Vespers (Evening Prayer), for the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve, has greeted Christ with a title starting with “O”. These became the basis of the popular carol “O come, O come, Emmanuel”. The initials, when read backwards, form the… Continue Reading
Human beings, left to themselves, have imagined God in all sorts of shapes; but – although there were one or two instances, in Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt, of gods being pictured as boys – it took Christianity to introduce the world to the idea of God in the form of a baby: in the… Continue Reading
In the midst of Roman Catholics re-translating the Latin original into better, more Anglican-sounding English, comes pressure now, from the pope and others, to move the Sign of Peace from the Roman Catholic position, just prior to communion, to the Anglican position between the prayers and the preparation of the gifts (offertory). The move is… Continue Reading
