Posted by petrus, on December 4th, 2020
St John of Damascus with his foster brother St Kosmas
Confirm our minds, O Lord, in the mysteries of the true faith, set forth with power by thy servant John of Damascus; that we, with him, confessing Jesus to be true God and true Man, and singing the praises of the risen Lord, . . . → Read More: Saint John of Damascus
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Posted by petrus, on December 4th, 2020
Nicholas Ferrar, by Cornelius Janssen (1585–1638). From Wikipedia.
Lord God, make us worthy of thy perfect love; that, with thy deacon Nicholas Ferrar and his household, we may rule ourselves according to thy Word, and serve thee with our whole heart; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee . . . → Read More: Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon Founder of the Little Gidding Community
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Posted by petrus, on December 4th, 2020
Martyrdom of St Clement, by Bernardino Fungai (1460–1516).
O God, who hast enlightened thy Church by the teaching of thy servant Clement of Alexandria: Enrich it evermore, we beseech thee, with thy heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses, who by their life and doctrine may set forth to all men the truth . . . → Read More: Saint Clement of Alexandria
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Posted by petrus, on December 3rd, 2020
God of all nations: Raise up, we beseech thee, in this and every land, evangelists and heralds of thy kingdom, that like thy servant Francis Xavier we may proclaim the unsearchable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
. . . → Read More: Saint Francis Xavier, Missionary to the Far East
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Posted by petrus, on December 3rd, 2020
We beseech thee, O Lord, to pour thy grace on all who go to other lands, publishing the Word of salvation: That, following the patient labours of Saint Birinus, who brought to us the Gospel from beyond the sea, they may gather many believers into the fold of thy holy Church; through the merits . . . → Read More: Saint Birinus
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Posted by petrus, on November 30th, 2020
“December”, 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).
Nicholas was born to a wealthy Greek christian family in Patara, a Mediterranean port in Asia Minor, and a suburb, . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia
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Posted by petrus, on November 30th, 2020
Crucifixion of St Andrew, by Carlo Maratta (1625–1713).
Almighty God, who didst give such grace unto thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him without delay: Grant unto us all, that we, being called by thy holy Word, may forthwith give up . . . → Read More: Saint Andrew, Apostle
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Posted by Fr John, on November 29th, 2020
Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Advent I, 29 November 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 for the Holy Eucharist “in . . . → Read More: Videocast: Advent I, 2020
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Posted by petrus, on November 29th, 2020
¶ This Collect is to be repeated every day, after the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas Day.
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son . . . → Read More: The First Sunday in Advent
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Posted by Fr John, on November 26th, 2020
Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Thanksgiving, 26 November 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 “in tempore . . . → Read More: Videocast: Thanksgiving, 2020
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