Today is the minor feast of Benedict, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Italy, (c. 540) and Thomas Cranmer, Translator and Reviser of the Liturgy, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr (1556) Collect of the Day (modified from the Book of Common Worship): O Gracious God, who made thy servant Benedict a wise master in the school of thy … Continue reading Minor Feast of St. Benedict and Thomas Cranmer, 21 March
Month: March 2022
☘️ Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
☘️ Happy Feast of St. Patrick, Missionary and Bishop, 461 A.D. ☘️ Collect of the Day (from the Church of Ireland Book of Common Prayer, 2004): O Almighty God, who in thy providence didst choose thy servant Patrick to be the apostle of the Irish people, that he might bring those who were wandering in … Continue reading ☘️ Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
Ash Wednesday 2022 ➕
Remember that dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Another Lent is upon us. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and for the faithful, many will attend church and receive the imposition of ashes (have ashes drawn on their foreheads) as a sign of our own mortality and impermanence in this world. … Continue reading Ash Wednesday 2022 ➕
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