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Mass in times of great sickness
Votive mass 29 from the Anglican Missal. The liturgical color is violet. Introit Be mindful of thy covenant, O Lord, and say to the destroying angel: Stay now thy hand, and let not the land be made desolate, and destroy not every living thing. (Alleluia, alleluia) Ps 80. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel: thou…
Nicodemus – sermon for 2 Lent 2020
This encounter between Nicodemus and Jesus is obviously about baptism. We Christians know this, because for centuries we have turned ordinary people into extraordinary disciples of Jesus Christ by bringing them to the font. In the font they are reborn of water and the Spirit. Throughout salvation history, water and the Spirit have been washing…
St. David’s Day
March 1 was the first Sunday of Lent, but it was also the commemoration of St. David, the patron saint of Wales. Wisconsin has a proud Welsh community, including a Welsh settlement here in the Oshkosh area. My parish hosted a Gymanfa ganu, a hymn-sing, organized by the Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Association of Wisconsin. A…
Press on to the mountain-top
Sermon for Last Sunday after the Epiphany There is a compelling line in today’s epistle reading, in the portion from St. Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi. Sometimes a reading will leave you with a sentence or a phrase that rings like a bell and won’t let go of your attention. There are actually…