In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit             Media vita in morte sumus. Mitten wir im Leben sind. No matter what language you say it, the first words of today’s Chief Hymn say it all: In the very midst of life snares of death surround us. […]

In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews begins chapter 11 with these words: faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. One man and one woman desire healing from Jesus in Matthew […]

THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY If this is the last Sunday of the Church Year, the Introit and the Collect for the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity shall be used. The Roman Missal appoints Propers for only twenty-three Sundays and the Last Sunday after Pentecost. If there are additional Sundays, the Propers are taken from Sundays […]

Walther Faith does not display this glorious power without the believer noticing something of it. It shows itself “as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Faith makes the believer divinely certain that he has God’s grace. It fills him with God’s peace. It sends the Holy Spirit […]

This is from the always thoughtful blog, Priestly Rants.  Make a point of checking it out. Trinity 24: Tassels: “Trinity 24: Tassels We all know what a tassel looks like, but I brought this one in today, and it should be very familiar to anyone who has ever graduated from a place where a cap […]