From Anglicans Online 2005 O key, O king, O root, O mystical name. O Wisdom, O virgin, O Lord. They are riddles in prayer, woven around the canticles of the daily office from December 17 (or 16) to December 23 every year. The O Antiphons come at the end of Advent to tie together the
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I recently read a thought-provoking article on “the most overlooked characteristic of who you want to marry“. Kevin Thompson wrote about “In sickness and in health”. Few people consider sickness and suffering when picking a mate. They consider how the other person might look in the morning or what bad habits they might have. They
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The New Zealand Lectionary booklet for 2015 has been for sale for a while and is available online now. You can download it from here (1.46 MB). A lot of the lectionary booklet is unchanged in its format from this year. As previously, a wide variety of options are provided, some authorised by our church,
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Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us
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When the Church of England in their General Synod passed that women could be ordained bishops , Kiwi priest Brian Dawson tweeted, “Welcome to the 20th century Church of England.” It was funny. I retweeted it. But people could watch that Church of England debate and the vote live. Meanwhile, however, our Kiwi Anglican Church
Today, July 11, is the feast of St Benedict (480 – 547). Benedict describes a “middle way”, via media, bringing together positive ends – not either/or, but both/and. Community and solitude. Prayer and work. And so forth. He has a stress on the daily office, and on reading the scriptures in such a way as
The Preface of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa (ANZPBHKMA), by Archbishop Brian Davis, is dated Feast of St Barnabas 11 June 1989; twenty-five years ago today. This might be an invitation to write some posts reflecting on the Prayer Book. In this post it is worth noting positive changes that
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Friday was the feast of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945. The Melanesian Brotherhood is an Anglican religious order with about 600 members based at Tabalia on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. (H/T The Daily Office) “Jisas yu holem hand blom mi” means “Jesus hold my hand”: Jesus hold my hand Hear my
One day, when I have (make?) more time, I will sort the links to this site, and the sites I recommend. Currently these are: Worship and Lectionary Links Diocese, cathedrals, parishes, churches Spirituality sites Blog links General links The usual applies: just because this site link to a site doesn’t mean I agree with everything
Habit 1 – Focus on God Church is for God. For spirituality. For meditation. For prayer. For liturgy. This should be self evident. Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις, καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him. Matthew 4:10 προσκυνέω proskyneō worship God If people want the experience of a café,
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