Saint John the Baptist
Wednesday June 24 is the feast of St. John the Baptist. Here is a reflection on the collect for St John the Baptist.
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June 2009
Millinerianism
Biretta – a square cap sometimes surmounted by a tuft. It is also worn by those holding doctoral degrees from some universities, and occasionally used for caps worn by advocates in law courts. The saturno takes its name from the rings of Saturn. The pope sometimes wears a red one. The Saturno or Capello Romano
Basic law of liturgy
Food for thought: “The basic law of liturgy is, Do not say what you are doing; do what you are saying.” Louis-Marie Chauvet, professor of sacramental theology in the Institut Catholique in Paris.
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Sunday June 21
A reflection for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21 from the collect/opening prayer from a New Zealand Prayer Book A reflection for Proper 7 June 21 from the collect/opening prayer BCP (TEC) A reflection for 2nd Sunday after Trinity June 21 from the collect/opening prayer – Common Worship (CofE)
What is a Christian?
Recently a blog post from New Zealand’s Bible Society CEO got me thinking. Rev. Mark Brown says that “research shows a majority of Christians don’t regularly attend church and stated that the usual solution of attempting to make church attractive is only part of the answer.” His sources include the National Church Life Survey and
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Pentecost feedback reflection
For the Day of Pentecost, (the end of the great 50 days of the Season of Easter, during which the Easter/Paschal candle had been burning at every service) I suggested a formal way of concluding the Easter Season and mirroring the lighting of candles at the Easter Vigil that began the season (here): Everyone carried
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Corpus Christi
Today is the feast of Corpus Christi From the New Zealand Prayer Book page 541: Praise and glory to you creator Spirit of God; you make our bread Christ’s body to heal and reconcile and to make us the body of Christ. You make our wine Christ’s living sacrificial blood to redeem the world. You