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Saint Ælred of Riveaulx, Abbot

De Speculo Caritatis

An illumination from Ælred’s De speculo caritatis (The Mirror of Charity), c. 1170. From Wikipedia.

Almighty and everlasting God, who ceasest not alike to teach and succour the children of thy Church: Grant, we pray thee, that as thou hast given Saint Aelred unto thy faithful people to be the minister of . . . → Read More: Saint Ælred of Riveaulx, Abbot

The Sermon for Sunday January 10th – Epiphany

Fr Kerouac

Here is the sermon for Sunday January 10th: Epiphany, 2016

Saint Lucian

Lucian of Antioch (Menologion of Basil II)

Lucian of Antioch, a miniature from the anonymous Menologion of Basil II. From Wikipedia.

O God, by whose grace and power thy holy Martyr Lucian triumphed over suffering, and despised death: Grant, we beseech thee, that enduring hardness, and waxing valiant in fight we may with him receive a crown of glory . . . → Read More: Saint Lucian

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). From Wikipedia.

¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave.

O God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only–begotten Son to the Gentiles: Mercifully grant that we, who know thee now by faith, . . . → Read More: The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

The Sermon for Sunday January 3rd – Christmas II

Fr Michael Belt

Here is the sermon for Sunday January 3rd: Christmas 2, 2016

The Second Sunday after Christmas Day

Almighty God, who hast poured upon us the new light of thine incarnate Word: Grant that the same light enkindled in our hearts may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Circumcision of Christ, or The Holy Name

Albrecht Dürer Circumcision

The Circumcision, from the middle panel of The Seven Sorrows of Mary, by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1518. From Wikipedia.

Almighty God, who madest thy blessed Son to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for man: Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit; that, our hearts, and all our members, being mortified . . . → Read More: The Circumcision of Christ, or The Holy Name

Saint Sylvester

St Sylvester and the Dragon

Most merciful God, we humbly pray thee, that like as when thy blessed Abbot Sylvester was devoutly meditating over an open tomb on the vanity of this life, thou didst vouchsafe to call him thence unto the desert, and to adorn him with a life of wondrous merit: so thou wouldest enable us after his . . . → Read More: Saint Sylvester

The Sermon for Sunday December 27th – Christmas I

church with cross and weathercock

Here is the sermon for Sunday December 27th: Christmas 1, 2015

The Cookie Walk: a great success against the odds

Cookie Walk 2012 Servers

This year the economy, the weather, the U.S. Postal Service, and sheer dumb luck conspired against the Cookie Walk. But, despite the odds stacked against it, St Stephen’s 26th Annual Cookie Walk was nonetheless a remarkable success.

Parish Life Committee Treasurer, Cindy Baker, reported that takings on the day of the Cookie Walk itself totalled . . . → Read More: The Cookie Walk: a great success against the odds