Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Matthew 9:10-17 10 And as he sat at dinner* in the house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were sitting* with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher
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Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Luke 9:18-25 Peter’s Declaration about Jesus 18 Once when Jesus* was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ 19They answered, ‘John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and
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Some Light reLief in Lent
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I have been requested to produce badges through the liturgical seasons. I have again been requested for a Lent badge. Many people like, from time to time, to add a badge to their website or blog. For ease, you can pick up the HTML on the home page (I’m struggling to get it correct here
Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading A reading from the gospel according to Matthew Chapter 6 beginning at verse 1. 6:1 “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in
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The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday I’ve written about this previously – but it’s worth re-telling for newer visitors to this site. “Shrove” is the past tense of the verb “shrive” – “to obtain absolution for oneself by confessing and doing penance”. In French this is Mardi Gras – “fat Tuesday” – the feasting before Lenten
I have this awesome slide show but with different, more atmospheric (IMO) music (“Hug” for Revive), but do not have the copyright release (nor the technical know-how) to put this here. So enjoy another version of Si Smith’s thought-provoking cartoons with music by Joseph Arthur (“You are free” from “Nuclear Daydream”): Alternatively with an Explosions
A reflection starting from a collect for February 22 Introductions to the readings for February 22 Transfiguration Sunday Collect reflection February 22 Transfiguration Sunday readings reflection February 22 Shrove Tuesday reflection Lent reflection Ash Wednesday liturgy outline Lent preparation (catechumenate) Lent liturgy outline Previously, those who subscribed to the home page RSS feed would have
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