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 28, 2023 | Bible Verse, New
1 Peter 2:9 King James Version 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous...
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,...
by Vestry | Feb 14, 2023 | Valentine's Day
Greetings in Christ! 1 Corinthians 13:13King James Version13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Valentine’s Day is February 14th (as always), but February 14th is on a Tuesday this year! Jesus says in Matthew...
by Vestry | Feb 13, 2023 | Bible Verse
Isaiah 1:16-17 King James Version 16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the...
by Vestry | Feb 8, 2023 | New
Today’s reading: Genesis 1:28 and Ephesians 2:10 Genesis 1:28King James Version 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of...
by Vestry | Feb 7, 2023 | New
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISFOR WORLD MISSION DAY 2023 Hearts on fire, feet on the move (cf. Lk 24:13-35) Dear brothers and sisters! For this year’s World Mission Sunday, I have chosen a theme inspired by the story of the disciples on the way to Emmaus, in the...
by Vestry | Feb 7, 2023 | Bible Verse
Today’s reading: 1 John 4:8 and Ephesians 5:1 1 John 4:8King James Version8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. Ephesians 5:1King James Version5 Be ye, therefore, followers of God, as dear children; To know God is to know love and to...
