Ash For Cash?
I hadn’t realised: there are churches that do not make ash to be used for Ash Wednesday from the previous year’s Palm/Passion Sunday crosses – they purchase the ash from a shop.
Sunday 19 February 2023
Almighty God,
grant that we, meditating always on what is right and true,
may please you in word and deed;
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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Just War Principles for Social Media
St Augustine (and then St Thomas Aquinas) adapted Just War theory (originating with Greece and the Roman Empire) for Christians. I think its principles can help us respond on Social Media.
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Sunday 12 February 2023
Resources and reflections for Sunday, 12 February 2023 – including Sexagesimal; readings; and a problematic NZ collect.
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Baptism in Paul’s Name?
The early church did not use an agreed said-aloud baptismal formula (either trinitarian or otherwise), and St Paul shows this to be the case.
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Candlemas 2023
Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
grant that we may be presented to you
with pure and clean hearts,
by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 5 February 2023
Keep the household of your church, O God,
safe in your tender compassion,
so that we who entrust ourselves totally to your heavenly grace
may always be defended by your protection;
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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Tuia Daily Prayer App
A daily prayer app based on A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa, Tuia is finally here. I hope that people will use the app, fall in love with the liturgical discipline of praying the scriptures, and when they find this resource doesn’t support their long-term spiritual walking, including through rough terrain, they don’t abandon the discipline, but rather discover the strong shoes of a good Daily Office that we can comfortably wear for a lifetime.
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