Posted by petrus, on January 8th, 2021
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
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Posted by petrus, on January 6th, 2021
¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave.
The Adoration of the Magi (the middle panel of a triptych), by Pieter Aertsen. From Wikimedia.
O God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only–begotten Son to the Gentiles: Mercifully grant that we, who know . . . → Read More: The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles
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Posted by petrus, on January 4th, 2021
Portrait of Elizabeth Ann Seton (Mother Seton), by an unknown 19th-century artist. From Wikipedia.
GIVE us grace, O God, to love thee in all things and above all things, that following the example of thy servant Elizabeth Ann Seton we might express our love for thee in the service of others; through . . . → Read More: Elizabeth Seton, Founder of the American Sisters of Charity
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Posted by petrus, on January 3rd, 2021
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.
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Posted by petrus, on January 2nd, 2021
Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian), attributed to Andrei Rublëv (c. 1360/70–1427/30). From Wikipedia.
Basil the Great. Fresco in the cathedral of Ohrid. The saint is shown consecrating the Gifts during the Divine Liturgy which bears his name. From Wikipedia.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast revealed to thy . . . → Read More: Saint Basil the Great of Caesarea and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops and Doctors
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Posted by petrus, on January 1st, 2021
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
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Posted by petrus, on December 31st, 2020
Saint Sylvester overcomes the dragon of the Tarpeian Rock, by Battista da Vicenza (1375?–1438)
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 . . . → Read More: Saint Sylvester
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Posted by petrus, on December 29th, 2020
The Martyrdom of Thomas Becket
O God, by whose grace and power thy holy Martyr Thomas 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 that fadeth not away; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
. . . → Read More: Saint Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Posted by petrus, on December 28th, 2020
The Massacre of the Innocents, from the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1644). From Wikipedia.
O Almighty God, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths: Mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy . . . → Read More: The Holy Innocents
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Posted by Fr John, on December 27th, 2020
Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Christmas I, 27 December 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 for . . . → Read More: Videocast: Christmas I, 2020
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