The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York was rededicated this morning, with religious and political dignitaries joining thousands of participants. The New York Times says that Sen. Hillary Clinton got the loudest applause. (Photo by The Times)
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Archive for November, 2008
Evening Prayer 11.30.08, 1st Sunday of Advent
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Morning Prayer 11.30.08, 1st Sunday of Advent
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, will be rededicated today after a devastating fire in 2001. Thousands are expected to attend. The 601-foot nave will be reopened and the organ will sound.
Thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, “I dwell in the high and holy [...]
Evening Prayer 11.29.08
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine at night.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2
INVITATORY AND PSALTER
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the [...]
Morning Prayer 11.29.08
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, will reopen the entire 601 feet of its nave for the first time since a devastating fire in 2001, and the organ will sound again tomorrow in time for the Church’s new year. Every one of the organ pipes had to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled.
Begin [...]
Evening Prayer 11.28.08, Kamehameha & Emma, King & Queen of Hawai’i
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Kamehameha IV
Begin with awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church.
I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; my heart teaches me, night after night. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall. [...]
Morning Prayer 11.28.08, Emma and Kamehameha, the King and Queen of Hawai’i
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Robert Fitzpatrick, the Bishop of Hawai’i, accepts a portrait of Queen Emma, patron of hospitals and schools all over the island nation.
Holy Spirit, let me be aware of your presence and that of countless others, as together we pray your Divine Office in love.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart [...]
