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THE EPISTLE AND GOSPEL TEXTS appointed for this day are both quite challenging. Hebrews 6:4–6 (ESV): 4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in … Continue reading →

Let us pray. O Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow after us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican Church Wednesday, 18 Aug, Week of the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (2 Samuel 6, Psalm 119:1-24, Philippians 1:1-11) Keep your Church, O Lord, by your perpetual mercy; and because without you the frailty of our nature causes us … Continue reading →

We have a choice to make, each of us. It’s not a one-and-done choice; we make it every day — sometimes hour by hour, sometime minute by minute. The choice is this: will we live as materialists, deists, or Christians? … Continue reading →

Feast of St. Mary Magdalene (22 July) (Judges 4:4-10 / Ps 42:1-7 / 2 Cor 5:14–20a / John 20:11-18) Collect of Saint Mary Magdalene Almighty God, whose blessed Son restored Mary Magdalene to health of body and of mind, and … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican Church Fr. John A. Roop THE LETTER OF ST. PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS CLASS INTRODUCTION The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us pray. Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for … Continue reading →

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. TODAY, THE DAILY OFFICE lectionary directs us to Galatians 1. It is a short letter: we’ll complete it in only six mornings. It is … Continue reading →

Following is a homily for 13 June 2021 (3 Pentecost) for the residents of Manor House Assisted Living Facility. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. SAINT PAUL WROTE the words … Continue reading →

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us pray. O God the Father, have mercy upon us. O God the Son, have mercy upon us. O God the Holy Spirit, have mercy upon us. O holy, blessed … Continue reading →

Following is a rumination on sin. To be clear, I am against it. The catechism of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), To Be a Christian (TBaC), defines a sin as “a thought, word, or deed which offends God’s … Continue reading →