Temporary Vows
The Melanesian Brotherhood is one new way – with temporary vows – of continuing the important stream of Religious Life in Christianity.
The Melanesian Brotherhood is one new way – with temporary vows – of continuing the important stream of Religious Life in Christianity.
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.
Trinity Sunday 2023 Read More »
The church needs to be present more in the digital world; and not just as a billboard for what is happening in church, but offering wisdom, comfort, and encouragement to those who will not step through our doors.
Church in the Digital Age Read More »
O God,
on this day you taught the hearts of the faithful
by the light of your Holy Spirit,
may we, by the same Spirit, be truly wise
and ever rejoice in your consolation;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Day of Pentecost 2023 Read More »
Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17) We, in the Southern Hemisphere, are celebrating the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost, as originally suggested by the Faith and Order movement in 1926 and Pope Leo XIII in 1894. Christians, in the Northern Hemisphere pray for Christian Unity at
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Read More »
Almighty God,
your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
ever lives to make intercession for us;
have pity on our weakness,
and in your mercy give us those good things
which we are not worthy to ask,
except through his merits,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
Amen
Seventh Sunday of Easter 2023 Read More »
The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was an excellent example of Anglicanism as protestant software running on catholic hardware. And other points.
Coronation Liturgy Read More »
O God,
from whom all good things come,
grant that,
by your inspiration,
we may discern what is right,
and by your merciful guiding may do it;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sixth Sunday of Easter 2023 Read More »