Saint Mechthild, Beguine of Magdeburg, Mystic

Mechthild von Magdeburg

Draw near to the souls of thy people, O God, that like thy servant

Mechthild von Magdeburg. From Wikipedia.

Mechthild we may yearn to know thee ever more, just as we are known intimately by thee, who knowest each one of us better than we can know ourselves. All this we ask . . . → Read More: Saint Mechthild, Beguine of Magdeburg, Mystic

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia

Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664). From Wikipedia

O merciful God, enlighten the hearts of thy faithful people, that, following the example of blessed Elizabeth, they may learn to set their affection on things above where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Stay at Home Chat No. 20

Here is the twentieth episode of the Rector’s Stay at Home Chats. 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 #20 http://www.ststeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201119_Hawtin_Talks001.mp3

Videocast: Trinity XXIII, 2020

Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Trinity XXIII, 15 November 2020. You can also watch the videocast of the Trinity Eucharist on YouTube, or on the parish’s Facebook pages: Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church, and Isaac’s FB page.

Here is the video of the Holy Eucharist “in . . . → Read More: Videocast: Trinity XXIII, 2020

The Latest Newsletter

Here is the most recent newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXXI 47 November 19th

On the Kalendar: Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

November from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“November”, 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).

Hilda was born to a royal family in Northumbria in the mid-17th century. Her father was poisoned while she was . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

Saint Gertrude the Great

Ecstasy of St. Gertrude

Ecstasy of St. Gertrude, by Pietro Liberi (1605–1687). From Wikipedia.

Almighty God, who didst give to thy servant Gertrude special gifts of grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Christ Jesus: Grant, we beseech thee, that by their teachings we may know thee, the one true God, and . . . → Read More: Saint Gertrude the Great

Saint Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

St Hilda memorial with ammonites

O God, the author of all virtues, by whose gift thy blessed Saint Hilda chose the heavenly vision before the fleeting glories of the world: Grant that we may learn by her example to despise the passing things of earth, and seek after the things which are eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Saint Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln

Hugh of Lincoln

Altarpiece from the Carthusian monastery of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville, France, depicting Saint Hugh of Lincoln with his swan.

O merciful Father, who didst endow thy servant Hugh of Lincoln with a wise and cheerful boldness, and didst teach him how to commend the discipline of holy life to kings and princes: Grant that we, . . . → Read More: Saint Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln

Saint Edmund of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury

Edmund of Abingdon

Edmund of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514), from the Nuremberg Chronicle. From Wikipedia.

Preserve our Universities, O Lord God, as schools of truth and sound learning that many may be led with Saint Edmund of Canterbury from the study of thy testimonies to the humble service of thy Church; . . . → Read More: Saint Edmund of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury