Enthronement of a Bishop

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity The Collect:  ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou commandest; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle: Ephesians v. 15….

From meditation 2018 Now, we must speak of poor Peter. The first three Evangelists place all Peter’s denials of his Lord after this time and we should naturally conclude that they took place while our Lord stood before the Sanhedrim. But, it is normally thought that the scene around the fire took place overnight, the…

 ON A REASONABLE, HOLY, AND LIVING SACRIFICE The Rev’d. Stephan W. Heimann   St. Paul writes to the Corinthians, “Christ our Passover is SACRIFICED for us; therefore let us keep the feast…” (1Cor.5:7). We respond in our Liturgy with a prayer that God would “mercifully accept this our SACRIFICE of praise and thanksgiving (cf.Heb.13:15). The…

July 28, Trinity 6 Prelude   Variations to the Sicilian Hymn       Benjamin Carr The recessional hymn today (#489) is a combination of Italian, English and American origins. The tune, a possible Sicilian 18th century folksong sung by Italian mariners, is usually paired with the Latin Marian hymn “O sanctissima” and was first published in…

Our Music this week to the glory of God Prelude         Préambule       Louis Vierne Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Notre Dame Cathedral organist in Paris, composed his “prelude” in 1913, alternating melodic imitation with chordal phrases. Introit (Psalm 70:1-2) Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord….