by Vestry | Mar 14, 2023 | Lent
Laetare Sunday (/liːˈtɛːri/ or /lʌɪˈtɑːri/) is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration, within the austere period of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first...
by Vestry | Mar 6, 2023 | Lent
Matthew 6King James Version 6 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the...
by Vestry | Feb 26, 2023 | Lent
Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. That’s not a feeling of shame, but an awareness that sin separates us from God and of what it cost Him to be reunited with us. “Shame has its place but feeling shame over sin is not the same thing as repentance from sin”...
by Vestry | Feb 22, 2023 | Lent
Ash Wednesday, in Western Christianity, the first day of Lent, occurring six and a half weeks before Easter (between February 4 and March 11, depending on the date of Easter). Ash Wednesday is a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with...
by Vestry | Feb 22, 2023 | Lent, New
Ash Wednesday starts a time of prayer and fasting, commonly known as Lent. The history of Lent is deeply rooted in Jesus’ journey, and its observation is biblical. Traditionally, Christians observe Lent by cutting out items from their diet. Of course,...
