Sung Eucharist for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (and the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in COVIDtide)

St. Peter’s Cathedral, Charlottetown Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, who art aalways more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve: Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good … Continue reading Sung Eucharist for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (and the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in COVIDtide)

Solemn Morning Prayer for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 11) and the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in COVIDtide

Trinity 11 God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Today I felt that I needed to burn some incense at Morning Prayer. Thanks to Peterborough Cathedral and Westminster Abbey for providing the music. Collect of the Day: O God, who declarest thy almighty power most chiefly … Continue reading Solemn Morning Prayer for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 11) and the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in COVIDtide

Morning Prayer for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 10) and the Twenty-Third Sunday in COVIDtide

Trinity 10 Morning Prayer God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Collect of the Day: Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 10) and the Twenty-Third Sunday in COVIDtide

The Feast is the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos Today is the Feast of the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or the Dormition of the Theotokos (Greek: Mother of God)) (or the Assumption of the BVM for the Roman Catholics) (theologically, Dormition and Assumption aredifferent, but I will not get into it here) or as I like to … Continue reading The Feast is the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Morning Prayer for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 9) and the Twenty-Second Sunday in COVIDtide

God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Collect of the Day: Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 9) and the Twenty-Second Sunday in COVIDtide

Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Transfiguration by Raphael, circa 1520 Today is the feast day of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The Transfiguration of Christ is when Jesus becomes transfigured (experiences a moment of divine radiance), the voice of God identifies Jesus as his beloved son, his disciples fell to the ground afraid of what they saw/heard, and Jesus tells … Continue reading Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Morning Prayer for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 8) and the Twenty-First Sunday in COVIDtide

Trinity 8 I have returned to my primary chapel. Thanks be to God. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him. Collect of the Day: O God, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth: We humbly beseech thee to put away from us … Continue reading Morning Prayer for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 8) and the Twenty-First Sunday in COVIDtide