Monthly Archives: January 2010

Preparing for the change of seasons – 2010

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Christopher Esget

Reminder: traditional Lutheran congregations begin the season of Pre-Lent this year on January 31, Septuagesima. That means Transfiguration falls this year on January 24. Here are the seasonal customs for this time, from the wonderful liturgical resource Lex Orandi: The Season … Continue reading →

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Epiphany 2 – John 2:1-11

Posted on January 16, 2010 by pastorjuhl

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Psalm 104 says, [The Lord] causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man, that he may bring … Continue reading →

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Baptism of our Lord Antiphons

Posted on January 12, 2010 by sean.daenzer

Pastor Weedon, browsing through the 1613 Magdeburg service book, found three antiphons he particularly enjoyed (free liturgical texts). He translated them here, here and here, and then pondered in his heart what it would be like to have them in … Continue reading →

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Epiphany 1 – Luke 2:41-52

Posted on January 7, 2010 by pastorjuhl

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit Glinda the good witch in The Wizard of Oz was right. There’s no place like home. For a Christian, home is as much in … Continue reading →

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Notes for Epiphany 1 – Luke 2:41-52

Posted on January 6, 2010 by pastorjuhl

Blessed Martin Luther Therefore I have often said and say again, that in the Christian church nothing should be preached but the pure Word of God. With this the Gospel agrees when it says that they did not find the … Continue reading →

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