Blessed Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that after the example of thy blessed Saint Jerome, we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the . . . → Read More: Saint Jerome
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 Here is the sermon for Sunday September 29th: St Michael & All Angels, 2013 Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 38  O Everlasting God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order: Mercifully grant that, as thy holy Angels always do thee service in heaven, so, by thy appointment, they may succour and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.  Since I’m firmly anchored to my perch here at St Stephen’s, there isn’t much that goes on around here that I don’t notice. Watching all the fun outside my window, I so much wanted to perch atop the Maypole at this year’s extraordinary Garden Party, and the sound of the “chomping of jaws” at . . . → Read More: Old memories awakened O Lord and Father, our King and God, by whose grace the Church was enriched by the great learning and eloquent preaching of thy servant Lancelot Andrewes, but even more by his example of biblical and liturgical prayer: Conform our lives, like his, we beseech thee, to the image of Christ, that our hearts may . . . → Read More: Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Westminster O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us, we pray thee, from an inordinate love of this world, that inspired by the devotion of thy servant Sergius of Moscow, we may serve thee with singleness of heart, and attain to the riches of the age to . . . → Read More: St Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow  Three months on one’s back gives one plenty of time for thought. Sadly most of it seems to take the shape of shamefully sinful grousing—whining about the pains, whining about being confined to the couch, whining about the utter unfairness of it all. The answer to the eternal question “Why me, O Lord?” is, of . . . → Read More: A couch potato learns things rarely change Here is the sermon for Sunday September 22nd: Trinity 17, 2013 |
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