Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest, Friar, Doctor

St Anthony Preaching to the Fishes Francisco de Herrera the Elder

St Anthony Preaching to the Fishes, attributed to Francisco de Herrera the Elder (1576–1656). From Wikipedia.

God, who didst endow thy servant Anthony with clarity of faith and holiness of life: Grant us, we beseech thee, to keep with stedfast minds the faith which he taught, and in his fellowship to be . . . → Read More: Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest, Friar, Doctor

For the Victims of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Aime Morot Le bon Samaritain

For the Victims of Hatred

Le bon Samaritain (The Good Samaritan), by Aime Morot (1850–1913). From Wikimedia.

Almighty God, Father of all mankind: we beseech thee to turn the hearts of those who through malice and hatred would seek to injure or oppress the stranger, the sojourner, and the Samaritan in our . . . → Read More: For the Victims of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

We’re open at 50% capacity; Sadly, no singing is allowed

Fr Hawtin

Governor Larry Hogan has implemented the beginning of the end of the “lockdown” in Maryland. This allows us to “re-open: at 50 percent of capacity, but, while music is permitted, we are not allowed to sing

Experts at the Centers for Disease Control believe that singing expels more air from our lungs than talking, and . . . → Read More: We’re open at 50% capacity; Sadly, no singing is allowed

Saint Barnabas

St Barnabas healing the sick

St Barnabas healing the sick by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588). From Wikimedia

O Lord God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Ghost: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and . . . → Read More: Saint Barnabas

Corpus Christi

The Last Supper Ugolino da Siena

O Lord Jesu Christ, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left unto us a memorial of thy passion: Grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of thy Body and Blood, that we may ever perceive within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption; who livest and reignest with the Father and the . . . → Read More: Corpus Christi

Stay at Home Chat No. 5

Fr Hawtin

Here is the fifth episode of the Rector’s Stay at Home Chats, recorded on May 27th. As a reminder, all of the Stay at Home episodes will be collected on the Stay at Home Chat page.

Fr Hawtin’s Stay at Home Chat for 20 May 2020 http://www.ststeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200527_Hawtin_Talks001.mp3

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Saint Columba, Abbot of Iona

Columba at Bridei's fort

Columba at Bridei’s fort, by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (1865–1927) , in Scotland’s Story, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall. From . . . → Read More: Saint Columba, Abbot of Iona

Saint Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Doctor

Ephrem the Syrian

Illustration of Ephrem the Syrian, from a 16th-century Russian ms. of the Slavonic translation of John Climacus and Ephrem’s Homilies. From . . . → Read More: Saint Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Doctor

On the Kalendar: Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Doctor

June from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“June”, 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).

Ephrem was a fourth–century hymnographer and theologian. He wrote a variety of hymns, poems, sermons, and exegeses. Over four hundred . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Doctor