by Vestry | Mar 24, 2023 | Lent
The altar of repose is a temporary altar where the Communion hosts consecrated on Maundy Thursday during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper are placed, or “reserved”, for use on the following day, Good Friday. Good Friday is the day we commemorate...
by Vestry | Mar 15, 2023 | Lent
Nothing better to grasp the spirit of the Church than to turn to the liturgical texts. This is most true of Passiontide and Holy Week. A few points of interest. As the Church enters the period of mourning the divine Bridegroom, she puts on the widow’s garments. The...
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...
