O God, in whose sight the death of thy saints is precious, and who gavest grace to thy blessed Martyr Saint Alban to glorify thee by his death: Grant that we, following his faith and constancy, may receive with him the crown of righteousness laid up for them that love thy Son’s appearing; through the . . . → Read More: Saint Alban the Martyr
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 O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; . . . → Read More: The First Sunday after Trinity  One of the most useful gifts for a parson to be given would be that of prophecy. It seems a great pity—at least on the surface of things—that God has been so generous in this regard to racing tipsters and the like, and so sparing with it as far as his clergy is concerned. After . . . → Read More: There’s a down side to prophetic parsons In yet another effort to eliminate Christian opinion from public discourse, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union recently asserted that the freedom of religion is merely “an American value”—and, moreover, a value in conflict with the newly discovered “right not to be offended.” It is, in fact, nothing of the kind. The . . . → Read More: The high price of PC  Here is the sermon for Sunday June 15th:Trinity Sunday, 2014 Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 23 Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us . . . → Read More: Trinity Sunday Grant, O Lord, that as through thy servant Basil thou hast enabled thy Church to grow in the knowledge of thy Holy Spirit: So we may learn the hidden mysteries which through the selfsame Spirit, thou revealest, and speak them forth to others with his holy wisdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ Or . . . → Read More: Saint Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea Almighty God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Enable us, after the teaching and example of thy servant Saint Basil, to walk as one family in the excellent paths of obedience, that thy blessing my prosper the works of our hands, and thine ears be open unto our prayers; through Jesus Christ . . . → Read More: Saint Basil God, who didst endow thy servant Anthony with clarity of faith and holiness of life: Grant us, we beseech thee, to keep with steadfast minds the faith which he taught, and in his fellowship to be made partakers of eternal glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy . . . → Read More: Saint Anthony of Padua |
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