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Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Good Friday (29 March) 2024(Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Psalm 22:1-11, Hebrews 10:1-25, John 19:1-37) In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. I once read somewhere that the only proper … Continue reading →

From the fifth century, and possibly as early as the third, the Western Church has prayed the Solemn Collects or Solemn Intercessions on Good Friday, a series of bidding prayers or intercessions for the Church and for the world. It … Continue reading →

I pass along the following book excerpt not intending to aggrandize priests — though certainly to encourage them — but rather to exalt Christ and to exhort my brothers and sisters in Christ to treasure, through participation, the Sacraments (Mysteries) … Continue reading →

Apostles Anglican ChurchFr. John A. Roop Last Sunday of Epiphany: Transfiguration(1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 27, 2 Peter 1:13-21, Mark 9:2-9) Mark 9:2 (ESV): 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up … Continue reading →

In physics, the n-body problem might be stated — certainly with a great deal of oversimplification — as follows: Given the initial conditions (instantaneous position, velocity, and time) of a group of n celestial bodies under gravitational forces, predict their … Continue reading →