O Lord and Father, our King and God, by whose grace the Church was enriched by the great learning and eloquent preaching of thy servant Lancelot Andrewes, but even more by his example of biblical and liturgical prayer: Conform our lives, like his, we beseech thee, to the image of Christ, that our hearts may . . . → Read More: Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Westminster
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 O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us, we pray thee, from an inordinate love of this world, that inspired by the devotion of thy servant Sergius of Moscow, we may serve thee with singleness of heart, and attain to the riches of the age to . . . → Read More: St Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow  Three months on one’s back gives one plenty of time for thought. Sadly most of it seems to take the shape of shamefully sinful grousing—whining about the pains, whining about being confined to the couch, whining about the utter unfairness of it all. The answer to the eternal question “Why me, O Lord?” is, of . . . → Read More: A couch potato learns things rarely change  Here is the sermon for Sunday September 22nd: Trinity 17, 2013 Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 37 This Collect was originally written for the remembrance of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing of April 15th, 2013, and first used on Sunday, April 21st, 2013. With great sadness of heart, it was repurposed today in light of recent events. Merciful God in heaven: Grant, we beseech thee, peace and rest to . . . → Read More: For the Victims of the Navy Yard Bombing Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O Almighty God, who by thy blessed Son didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom to be an Apostle and Evangelist: Grant us grace to forsake all covetous desires, and inordinate love of riches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one . . . → Read More: Saint Matthew  Thirty ladies of the parish enjoyed tea and fellowship at afternoon tea on Tuesday, September 3rd. So much so, in fact, that Anne Hawkins and her team have offered to do it again, on a monthly basis. Beginning on October 3rd, and continuing on the first Thursday of each month, the ladies of the parish . . . → Read More: A Cuppa and a Cookie Almighty God, who didst call thy servant Theodore of Tarsus from Rome to the see of Canterbury, and didst give him gifts of grace and wisdom to establish unity where there had been division, and order where there had been chaos: Create in thy Church, we pray thee, by the operation of the Holy Spirit, . . . → Read More: Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury |
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