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The First Sunday after the Epiphany

Altar Flowers — Epiphany III, 27 January 2019

O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

. . . → Read More: The First Sunday after the Epiphany

Archbishop William Laud

NPG 171; William Laud after Sir Anthony Van Dyck

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck. From Wikimedia

Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like thy servant William Laud, we may live in thy fear, die in thy favour, and rest in thy peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son . . . → Read More: Archbishop William Laud

Saint Lucian

Lucian of Antioch (Menologion of Basil II)

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

On the Kalendar: Aelred of Rievaulx

January from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“January”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Aelred was the sone of Eilaf, priest of Saint Andrew’s at Hexham, and so, according to the 1095 Council of . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Aelred of Rievaulx

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles

Pieter Aertsen The Adoration of the Magi

¶ 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

A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Epiphany (redacted)

Pieter Aertsen The Adoration of the Magi

A Festival of Lessons & Carols For the Eve of the Epiphany Sunday, 5 January *2020* 6:00 PM 11856 Mays Chapel Rd, Timonium, MD 21093

Note that the original version of this post had the wrong year.

The Choir of Men and Boys presents a traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany, a charity . . . → Read More: A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Epiphany (redacted)

The Circumcision of Christ, or The Holy Name

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

A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Epiphany

Pieter Aertsen The Adoration of the Magi

The Eve of the Epiphany Sunday, 5 January 2019 6:00 PM

The Choir of Men and Boys presents a traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany, a charity event in aid of the Christ Child Society of Baltimore. Through scripture readings, carols and hymns, the service celebrates the joy of Christmastide and the revelation . . . → Read More: A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Epiphany

For New Year’s Eve

O God, who in the beginning of all things didst create heaven and earth: Grant that at this beginning of the year we may create a world filled with compassion and kindness, with mercy and forgiveness, with beauty and wonder; and help us, we beseech thee, to prepare for that last day when thy Son . . . → Read More: For New Year’s Eve

Saint Sylvester

St Sylvester and the Dragon

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