Tag Archives: feasts

More solstice stuff

Wonderful pics from the Solstice, both summer and winter, at the Atlantic’s website. Yoga practitioners doing their Sun Salutations in Times Square, New York.

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The sermon I’ve always wanted to preach for Trinity Sunday

I sang at my husband’s church this morning as part of a quintet; together with a better soprano who has been suffering from bronchitis, we made one big soprano. Most of what we sang was Gregorian chant, along with two … Continue reading

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Collect of the Day

O God, Origin, Sustainer, and End of all your creatures; Grant that your Church, taught by your servant Evelyn Underhill, guarded evermore by your power, and guided by your Spirit into the light of truth, may continually offer to you all … Continue reading

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Collect of the Day

Almighty and everliving God, whose servant Thomas Cranmer, with others, restored the language of the people in the prayers of your Church: Make us always thankful for this heritage; and help us so to pray in the Spirit and with … Continue reading

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Feast Day of St. Ephrem the Syrian

I took my stand halfway between awe and love; a yearning for Paradise invited me to explore it, but awe at its majesty restrained me from my search. With wisdom, however, I reconciled the two; I revered what lay hidden … Continue reading

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Thinking about the Ascension

Jesus hasn’t just gone away.  He has gone deeper into the heart of reality – our reality and God’s.  He has become far more than a visible friend and companion; he has shown himself to be the very centre of … Continue reading

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