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Archive for August, 2007

St. Aidan blesses King Oswald for giving up his silver plate to feed the poor.
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 [...]

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Statue of St. Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, beloved for his many works for the poor
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
Thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, “I dwell in the high and holy [...]

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Let’s start with this prayer for peace in the Middle East:
Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, especially the United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and Iran; that in tranquility your dominion may increase until [...]

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High altar at St. Thomas Church, 5th Avenue, New York
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 [...]

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Wayfarers Chapel, designed by architect Lloyd Wright in 1946, is a Swedenborgian shrine in suburban Los Angeles.
Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, [...]

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Jesus Over the Waters
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 to [...]

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Begin with silent awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his Name; make known his deeds among the peoples. Psalm 105:1
INVITATORY & PSALTER
Lord, open our lips,
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory to the Father, and to [...]

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St. Augustine of Hippo, Theologian, by Botticelli, c. 1480
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 & [...]

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St. Augustine of Hippo, with his mother St. Monnica. After a dissolute youth, he became the greatest theologian in Western Church history.
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 [...]

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The Rev. Henry Winter Syle, first deaf man ordained priest in the United States. Opponents argued that impairment in one of the five senses disqualified him for ordination, but he went on to establishment the first parish for the deaf, St. Ann’s in New York, which became the mother church for deaf churches throughout the [...]

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