O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word: Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Enable us, O Lord, with Saint Bernard and all thy blessed servants, to bring the talents and graces of thy giving unto the sole service of the Holy Catholic Church, the Body of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; who liveth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. . . . → Read More: Saint Bernard  St Stephen’s celebrates two significant anniversaries in 2014: the 25th anniversary of Fr Guy’s answering the call to be our Rector, and the 20th anniversary of the construction of our parish church. Under the unfaltering guidance of Fr Guy, we have grown from a small group of founders intent upon preserving our traditional liturgy to . . . → Read More: Anniversary Weekend: September 20th – 21st  
Confession being good for the soul, I feel obliged to explain how I became a curmudgeon. The discovery took me quite by surprise. After all, I’ve always thought of myself as a relatively sweet-natured soul. Not so, it turns out. I first diagnosed the onset of curmudgeonhood (if that is the appropriate word to use; . . . → Read More: How the attack of the curmudgeons started  O God, who hast taken to thyself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of thine incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of thine eternal kingdom; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of . . . → Read More: Saint Mary, Mother of God (The Dormition, or Falling–Asleep, of the Theotokos) 
FROM CURMUDGEON CENTRAL I’m sorry. I can’t help myself. Black spots are clouding my vision … I’m feeling light headed and faintly sick … An attack of the dreaded curmudgeons is coming on … I’m powerless to resist … Reading Shakespeare—which, admittedly, involves the ordeal of putting down the iPhone and picking . . . → Read More: It’s time to send the Bard back to school 
O God of mercy, who hast inspired blessed Saint Clare with the love of poverty: Grant us so to follow Christ in poverty of spirit, that we may come to the joyful vision of thy glory in the kingdom of heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy . . . → Read More: Saint Claire of Assisi |
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