The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom
This is the traditional homily read at the Resurrection Liturgy. I was going to post it but my good friend Huw posted on his blog so here is the link.
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Tag Prayer
Christ is Risen Indeed He is Risen
Albanian: Krishti Ungjall! Vertete Ungjall!Arabic: Al Maseeh Qam! Haqqan Qam!Armenian: Christos harjav i merelotz! Orhniale harutjun Christosi!Byelorussian: Khristos Uvoskros! Zaprowdu Uvoskros!Chinese: Helisituosi fuhuole! Queshi fuhuole!Coptic: Pikhirstof aftonf! Khen o methni aftonf!Czech: Kristus vstal zmrtvy’ch! Skutec ne vstal!Danish: Kristus er opstanden!…
Virginia Tech
I have been meaning to post this all day and other stuff kept getting in the way. Today is the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting. I pray for all of the victims and their families.
Pope at Ground Zero
If you live in the US you know that the Pope is due here tomorrow. He will be visiting Washington, DC and New York City. He will also turn 81 on Wednesday. I hope I have half of his energy…
Morning Prayer
Thanks to Thee ever, O gentle Christ,That Thou hast raised me freely from the blackAnd from the darkness of last nightTo the kindly light of this day. Praise unto Thee, O God of all creatures,According to each life Thou hast…
Stichera for Presanctified Liturgy Tonight
Keeping a spiritual fast, O brethren, let us speak no lies with out tongue nor give our brothers and sisters cause for scandal. But through repentance, let us make the lamp of our soul burn brightly, and let us cry…
Collect for Friday
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none…
Thursday Morning Prayer
As the light of dawn awakens earth’s creaturesand stirs into song the birds of the morningso may I be brought t life this day.Rising to see the lightto hear the windto smell the fragrance of what grows from the groundto…
A Lenten Struggle
Shame on my thoughts, how they stray from me! I fear great danger from this on the day of judgement. During the Psalms they wander on a path that is not right; They run, they distract, they misbehave before the…
Monday Morning Prayer
For the morning lightand its irresistible dawning,for your untameable utterances of lifein boundless stretches of spaceand the strength of the waves of the seaI give you thanks, O God.Release in me the power of your Spiritthat my souls may be…