At Epiphany Anglicans (Episcopalians) and Roman Catholics pray variations of the following collect/opening prayer: O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the Peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus
The “Virtual Abbey” has been around for a bit, but with a different name. Now with a clearer name, and a website, this group prays some of the Daily Offices on twitter daily. For the rest of the planet things are a bit out of sync – it is USA based, and remember they celebrate
All things came into being through the Word now made flesh John 1:1-18 This is the Christmas Day gospel reading. The earliest occurrence I can spot is in the Würzburg Evangeliary of the mid-seventh century. Maybe you know an earlier Christmas liturgy mention? 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
Note: at 0:35 when Linus says, “Fear not!”, he drops his blanket. The story, and those words particularly, are comfort enough.
The image above shows the number of visitors to this site over the last four years. In the last month, the average has been 1,500 visitors a day, with about 250 of those daily being regulars here. Top stories this year were communion on the moon and the end of the Anglican communion, with more
Christmas blessings to all visitors to this site, especially to regulars here – your encouragement and finding usefulness in what is presented here helps to make the effort put in worthwhile. As we contemplate the manger may we grow in unity with the God who there has become one with us, and ourselves also live
Go forward in your time machine to a few years from now and imagine seeing on eBay or Trade Me: “For Sale, one partly used Anglican Covenant – owner hoping to recoup at least some of the significant amount of money and hope invested in it.” The first drafts of the covenant were so un-Anglican
