A Common Easter
I am hoping, as part of marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the vast majority of Christians will (again) from now on celebrate a common date of Easter.
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Episcopal Church Shows NZ A Way Forward
Are the majority of us forbidden from using some of the services in the 2020 book with the title A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa? TEC has shown one way forward to solving some of our issues. No Church has needed to deal with the others we’ve uniquely created.
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Louis Weil RIP
I deeply appreciate all that Louis Weil offered, and many of his books sprinkle my shelves. Louis Weil was a liturgical giant. He was especially a huge influence in the formation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of The Episcopal Church.
Resources for Advent 2
Stir up your power, O God,
and with your great might
come to our aid,
so that where our sins impede us,
the help of your grace may swiftly deliver us,
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Year C 2022
The church’s new year begins on Advent Sunday, November 28. In the three year lectionary the focus is on St Luke’s Gospel.
Ignatius Loyola
Almighty God, from whom all good things come:
You called Ignatius of Loyola to the service of your Divine Majesty
and to find you in all things.
Inspired by his example and strengthened by his companionship,
may we labor without counting the cost
and seek no reward other than knowing that we do your will;
through Jesus Christ our Savior,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
Heavenly Father, your Son called Lazarus from the grave and sat at table in the house of Bethany. Like Martha, may we serve him faithfully in our brothers and sisters and with Mary ponder and feed upon his word. This we ask of you…
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Trinity Sunday 2021
Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given to us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity,
and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity,
may we, through the steadfastness of this faith,
evermore be defended from all adversities;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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