Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ . . . → Read More: The Second Sunday in Lent
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 O God, who didst bestow upon thy blessed Apostle Saint Peter the keys of the kingdom in heaven, and didst appoint unto him the priesthood for the binding and the loosing of sin: Grant, we beseech thee, that by the help of his intercession we may be delivered from the bonds of all our iniquities; . . . → Read More: Saint Peter’s Chair at Antioch O Lord, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights: Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to thy honour and glory, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy . . . → Read More: The First Sunday in Lent ¶ This Collect is to be said every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day, until Palm Sunday. Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily . . . → Read More: Ash Wednesday O Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth: Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. Grant this for thine only Son Jesus . . . → Read More: Quinquagesima Sunday: the Sunday Next before Lent Vision of Cornelius the Centurion by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621-1674). Walters Art Gallery 37.2492 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 . . . → Read More: Cornelius the Centurion ¶ The modern observance of this feast, together with that of Saint Timothy, is on January 26. O God, who by thine Apostle Saint Paul didst consecrate thy servant Titus a Bishop in the Church, that he might set in order things that were wanting: Give grace, we humbly beseech thee, to the Bishops and . . . → Read More: Saint Titus Almighty and everlasting God, who didst strengthen thy holy Martyr Saint Agatha with the virtue of constancy in faith and truth: Grant us for love of thee to despise the prosperity of this world, and to fear none of its adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.  (Yesterday was my Name Day, but our silly webmaster forgot to post the collect he had written for the occasion, so I’m posting it myself. —Isaac Eagle) Sahak Partev Catholicos by Francesco Maggiotto (1750-1805) Be mindful, Lord, of thy holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, and bless it with shepherds who will lead it . . . → Read More: St Isaac the Great steganography, n., uncountable: The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found. (Wiktionary definition 1) That should be a sufficient clue for the puzzle which the Choirmaster included in today’s order for service: . . . → Read More: About this afternoon … |
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