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An Appreciation My dear old dad used to claim that the only was to be progressive was to be totally opposed to progress. His words struck a chord with me recently when I discovered that my mobile phone had fallen into the washing machine. The reason it fell into the ghastly piece of machinery . . . → Read More: God bless low tech rice!  
Vision of Cornelius the Centurion, by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621–1674). From Wikipedia. O God, who by thy Spirit didst call Cornelius the Centurion to be the first Christian among the Gentiles: Grant to thy Church, we beseech thee, such a ready will to go where thou dost send and to do . . . → Read More: Saint Cornelius the Centurion 
The Four Chaplains: Lieutenant George Fox, Lieutenant Alexander D. Goode, Lieutenant Clark V. Poling, and Lieutenant John P. Washington Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Escanaba rescues Dorchester survivors,by an unattributed Coast Guard artist. From Wikipedia. O Lord Jesus Christ, whose hast taught us that a man hath no greater love than to lay . . . → Read More: The Dorchester Chaplains 
We beseech thee, O Lord, to pour thy grace on all who go to other lands, publishing the word of salvation: That, following the patient labours of thy servant Anskar, who carried the message of thy Gospel beyond the sea, they may gather many believers into the fold of thy holy church; through the . . . → Read More: Saint Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden 
“January”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). According to the Golden Legend, Agatha came from a noble family in either Catania or Palermo, and like so many . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Agatha of Sicily, Martyr 
O Almighty God, who didst give to thy servant Blaise boldness to confess the Name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer . . . → Read More: Saint Blaise (Blase or Blasius)   
The Parish Life Committee is responsible for planning the parish’s social life, and, as usual, it has an awful lot on its plate this spring. For starters, there is the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper to organize. It takes place on February 25th and is great favorite for all the family. It is our proud . . . → Read More: Please join us at 10:30 AM on Sunday, February 9th 
La présentation de Jésus au Temple (The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple), by James Tissot (1836–1902). Brooklyn Museum, via Wikimedia Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only–begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented . . . → Read More: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, or The Purification of the Blessed Virgin |
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