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Holy Women of the Old Testament

Dante’s Vision of Rachel and Leah, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). From Wikipedia.

Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our mothers, for thou hast raised up generations of holy women in the house of thy people Israel, that they might preserve the way of thy covenant. Grant us a measure of . . . → Read More: Holy Women of the Old Testament

Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint Anne

The Education of the Virgin, with Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, and the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640)

O God, who didst choose blessed Joachim from among the company of thy Saints, that of him might be begotten the Mother of thy Son: Grant that we who on his feast day . . . → Read More: Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday School Activity Sheet No 13

Sunday School

Because of the COVID-19 quarantine, Sunday School is informal. But Mrs Novicki is providing Sunday School Activity Worksheets for children who can’t make it to church. Here is the latest installment.

Kid’s Corner Week 13 For now, past Worksheets can be found in the Sunday School section of the Christian Education page.

Videocast: Trinity X, 2020

Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Trinity X, 16 August 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.

The complete collection of Eucharist videocasts is also available . . . → Read More: Videocast: Trinity X, 2020

Saint Hippolytus of Rome

O God, who has enlightened thy Church by the teaching of thy servant Hippolytus: Enrich us evermore, we beseech thee, with thy heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses who by their life and doctrine will set forth the truth of thy salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Martyrdom of St . . . → Read More: Saint Hippolytus of Rome

The Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants; and, that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Mary, Mother of God (The Dormition, or Falling–Asleep, of the Theotokos)

Rubens woman of apocalypse

The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocolypse, by Pierre Paul Rubens (1577—1640). From Wikipedia.

O God, who hast taken to thyself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of thine incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of thine eternal kingdom; . . . → Read More: Saint Mary, Mother of God (The Dormition, or Falling–Asleep, of the Theotokos)

Jonathan Myrick Daniels

Jonathan Myrick Daniels

Photograph of Jonathan Myrick Daniels. From Wikipedia.

O God of justice and compassion, who dost put down the proud and the mighty from their place, and dost lift up the poor and afflicted: We give thee thanks for thy faithful witness Jonathan Myrick Daniels, who, in the midst of injustice and violence, . . . → Read More: Jonathan Myrick Daniels

Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer

The Lady with the Lamp, lithograph reproduction of a painting by Henrietta Rae (1859–1928). From Wikipedia.

Life-giving God, thou alone hast power over life and death, over health and sickness: Give power, wisdom, and gentleness unto those who follow the lead of Florence Nightingale, that they, bearing with them thy presence, may . . . → Read More: Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer

Blessed Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

Anonymous portrait of Jeremy Taylor, from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. From Wikipedia.

O God, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, we beseech thee, like thy servant Jeremy Taylor, deeply sensible of the shortness of human life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us in . . . → Read More: Blessed Jeremy Taylor