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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1st Sunday in Lent Text of the readings Reflect on readings February 15 or Transfiguration Sunday All reflections at Category: Lectionary Genesis 9:8-1 The Hebrew people were terrified of water. The psalms, for example, are full of water as a metaphor for danger. Whilst being a nation on the Mediterranean coast, they only had a
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As we plummet towards Lent, many parishes, Christian communities, and individuals will be gearing up for the busyest time of the church year. This site is dedicated to quality worship and contemplative spirituality – counter-cultural values. Sadly, often counter-cultural for Christian communities. The Archbishop of Canterbury recently dedicated St. Mark’s pro-Cathedral in Alexandria, Egypt, and
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A reflection starting from a collect for February 15 Introductions to the readings for February 15 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 had these updates sent to them. This post is because both feeds
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