An update on COVID-19

church with cross and weathercock

The following message is from Fr Novicki:

Services will continue. The Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon is postponed. Lenten Study is postponed. Those who attend services may make their own determination as to whether they take the cup. The Clergy is mindful of the situation and taking extra precaution in handling anything related to the Host. . . . → Read More: An update on COVID-19

A Prayer for Protection from COVID-19

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale in the barrack hospital at Scutari, c. 1880. Artist: Unknown.

O God of compassion, giver of life and health: We pray thy healing mercies upon all who are in any way affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. Comfort and sustain those who have been stricken; relieve their pain, and restore to . . . → Read More: A Prayer for Protection from COVID-19

Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Doctor

Jerome and Gregory

Jerome and Gregory, detail from a triptych in the Salla dell’Albergo at the Scuola della Carita, by Antonio Vivarini, (c. 1415 –1476/84). From Wikipedia. (Gregory is on the right, identified by the dove on his shoulder.)

Almighty and everlasting God, who gavest thy servant Saint Gregory a great apostleship in the Church, . . . → Read More: Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Doctor

Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome and Doctor

Saint Gregory the Great inspired by a dove

Saint Gregory the Great inspired by a dove. By the Master of the Registrum Gregorii (a collection of the letters of Gregory the Great). From Wikipedia.

Almighty and everlasting God, who gavest thy servant Saint Gregory a great apostleship in the Church, and among manifold cares an earnest longing to convert the . . . → Read More: Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome and Doctor

On the Kalendar: Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Doctor

March from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“March”, 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).

Gregory the Great, the first Pope of that name, is one of the most widely regarded doctors of the church . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Doctor

Harriet Ross Tubman, Social Reformer

Harriet Tubman

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Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith

11th century mosaic of Gregory of Nyssa in Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. From Wikipedia.

Almighty and everlasting God, whose servant Gregory steadfastly confessed thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to be Very God and Very Man: Grant that we may hold fast to this faith, and evermore magnify his holy . . . → Read More: Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith

International Women’s Day

Peter von Cornelius The Three Marys at the Tomb

O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast given us a wonderful example of faith and obedience in the person of thy blessed Mother Mary: Grant us to see her image in all women, that we should treat them with honor and respect; and likewise vouchsafe to endow all women with the strength and courage of thy . . . → Read More: International Women’s Day

The Second Sunday in Lent

Lenten altar

Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus . . . → Read More: The Second Sunday in Lent

Spring (Lenten) Ember Days: III

Nicolas Poussin Spring or The Earthly Paradise

Spring, or The Earthly Paradise, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). From Wikipedia.

O God, who didst lead thy holy apostles to ordain ministers in every place: Grant that thy Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, may choose suitable men for the ministry of Word and Sacrament, and may uphold them in . . . → Read More: Spring (Lenten) Ember Days: III