St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Scotland
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1
INVITATORY & PSALTER
O God, make speed [...]
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Ignatius of Loyola, by Dora Nikolova Bittau
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19
INVITATORY & PSALTER
Lord, open our lips,
And our mouth [...]
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Wilberforce University, named after the great abolitionist and Anglican saint William Wilberforce. Great Britain abolished the slave trade 200 years ago today because of his herculean efforts.
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek [...]
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William Wilberforce, the great abolitionist of “Amistad” fame, is commemorated today. John Rising painted this likeness in 1790.
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and [...]
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Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY
You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
INVITATORY & PSALTER
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to [...]
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St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall (Church of Scotland)
You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
INVITATORY & PSALTER
Lord, open our lips,
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, [...]
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Holy Cross Monastery, by Br. Randy Greve
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1
INVITATORY AND PSALTER
O God, [...]
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Holy Cross Monastery, by Br. Randy Greve
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
INVITATORY AND PSALTER
Lord, open our lips.
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to [...]
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William Reed Huntington, author of the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral, which seeks “restoration of the organic unity of the Church” (BCP p. 876)—a major advance in ecumenism in the face of splintered denominationalism.
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
If then you have been [...]
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William Reed Huntington, commemorated today, was a liturgical expert who helped spur the Prayer Book revision of 1892.
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come! Revelation 4:8
INVITATORY [...]
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