On November 22 we will celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. I’m expecting that many of you will have heard of this celebration, but probably don’t know where it comes from or what the theological intention is. One of the reasons for this remains that this liturgical Day began as a Roman Catholic...
5 July A. D. 2026 Proper 9 Year AGenesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Psalm 45: 11-18; Romans 7:15-25a+ Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 CollectO God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our...
24 June A. D. 2026 Year A ReadingsIsaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:7-13, Acts 13:14b-26+ Luke 1:57-80 CollectAlmighty God, by whose providence your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Savior by preaching repentance: Make us so to follow his teaching and holy life, that we...
Year A Readings Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 Collect of the DayMerciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives...
Year C Readings Malachi 4:1-2a Psalm 98 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 Collect of the Day Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of...