Saint Timothy’s Anglican Catholic Church Heavenly Father, we beseech thee to hear our prayer, create in us a new and contrite heart, that we may draw closer to thee and that we may boldly proclaim, through the power of the Holy Ghost, that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. Amen!
From the Latin word Gaudete ("Rejoice"), the first word of the introit of this day's Mass: "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete. Modestia vestra nota sit omnibus hominibus: Dominus enim prope est. Nihil solliciti sitis: sed in omni oratione et obsecratione cum gratiarum actione petitiones vestræ innotescant apud Deum. Benedixisti Domine terram tuam: avertisti […]
Join St. Timothy's ACC in celebration of the Birth of Christ this fourth Sunday in Advent. Wishing you a Blessed Christmas and Grand New Year. O GOD, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the Birth of thine only Son Jesus Christ: grant that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so […]
Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Catholic and Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent. It gets its name from the beginning of the collect for the day in the Book of Common Prayer, which begins with the words, "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy […]
https://www.sttimothysacc.com/advent/ Lighting of the 1st Candle. The First Candle, called the Prophecy Candle, represents hope and the anticipation of Christ’s coming, recalling the prophecies about the Messiah and the hope He brings to the world.
https://www.sttimothysacc.com/second-sunday-of-advent/ Lighting the second candle during Advent represents "peace," signifying the peace brought by Jesus Christ and reflecting on the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem in preparation for his birth; this candle is often called the "Bethlehem candle."
https://www.sttimothysacc.com/rose-sunday-gaudete-the-third-sunday-of-advent/ In the tradition of the Advent wreath, lighting the third candle represents "joy" and is often called the "Shepherd's Candle," symbolizing the great joy felt by the shepherds upon hearing the news of Jesus' birth, as they were the first to witness it; this candle is typically pink in color and is lit on […]
