Let us pray (in silence) [that we may run to receive God’s gift of God’s divine life] pause O God, you declare your almighty power above all by showing mercy and compassion; grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, who are running to obtain your promises, may be partakers of your heavenly treasure;
Celebrating Sundays: Patristic Readings for the Sunday Gospels, Years A, B & C Compiled and introduced by the Rev. Stephen Holmes. This is a treasure. It is a wonderful collection of patristic readings linked with the three year series of Sunday gospel readings followed by Roman Catholics and ecumenically in the Revised Common Lectionary. There
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Let us pray (in silence) [that what is good within us may flourish] pause God of power and might, source of all good, graft in our hearts the love of your name, and bind us more closely to you so that you nourish the goodness you sow in us and, by your watchful care, you
I have regularly, on this site, pointed out when Roman Catholics and Anglicans/Episcopalians are praying the same collect/opening prayer at a celebration. I am no strong advocate of the new Roman Catholic English missal translation, but one thing that this new translation has done is made it more visible and obvious that Roman Catholics are
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A recent post at the wonderful Pray Tell blog highlighted an intriguing question: how would you consecrate for one and a half million people at a Eucharist? Is the Eucharist appropriate for such a huge gathering? Should a Eucharist be celebrated if there is no way to communicate those who would like to receive? Fr.
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Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, answers a question about why be Episcopalian (Anglican)? Plenty of options for comments: things you enjoy about being Anglican/Episcopalian; things you find irritating about being Anglican/Episcopalian. If you belong to another denomination – things you appreciate about your own church or denomination… You could even put
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There was a facebook conversation which began by Rachel Marszalek saying: It takes 15 Anglicans to change a light bulb: one to do the work and the other 14 to stand around saying how much they preferred the old bulb! To which Alasdair Kay responded: actually what would happen is the standing committee would bat
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Textweek resources: Christmas 2; Epiphany Readings: Christmas 2; Epiphany • collect/opening prayer reflection 2nd Sunday after Christmas For Epiphany, once again Episcopalians (Anglicans) and Roman Catholics will pray the same prayer. Deus, qui hodierna die Unigenitum tuum gentibus stella duce revelasti: concede propitius; ut, qui jam te ex fide cognovimus, usque ad contemplandam speciem tuae
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