Episcopal Church Executive Council: opening remarks from the President of the House of Deputies
[…] congregación con privilegios, es posible que esté viendo a toda la Iglesia a través del lente de su experiencia pandémica. Quizás esté pensando: la economía es fuerte, la gente tiene […]
EPPN LENTEN SERIES: The Greatest Commandment is Never Easy
[…] yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV) Lent is a time for study and reflection about the sacrifices Jesus made and how […]
Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Church of Sweden (Lutheran) renew commitment to “join in the care of creation”
[…] crisis, adormecidos por tradiciones de honrar la vida humana a expensas de otra vida, y lentos por completo para integrar el cuidado de la creación en el camino del amor […]
Today We Reflect On the Story…, The Transfiguration – 2010
[…] stories of realizing Jesus as the Messiah during Epiphany, the journey to the cross during Lent, the glory of the resurrection at Easter, and the coming of the Holy Spirit […]
Behind the Veil, Last Sunday in Epiphany (B) – 2018
[…] a bridge from Epiphany, when we celebrate the miracles and works of Jesus’ life, to Lent, when we focus on Jesus’ journey to the cross. The Transfiguration is a miracle, […]
Precedence, Rules of
[…] may be observed on or transferred to a Sunday, except in the seasons of Advent, Lent, and Easter. A special occasion may be observed on a Sunday “for urgent and […]
Shame and Wonder, Maundy Thursday – 2021
[…] foot-washing as part of the liturgy. This year, as we are in our second Covid-affected Lent, many communities will not physically share communion, much less wash feet, due to the […]
Today We Are Invited…, Ash Wednesday – 2007
[…] that grandmother’s oldest recipes may be helpful. For many people find the traditional disciplines of Lent as incomprehensible, as unapproachable, as her grandson once found those crumbling clippings. Consider today’s […]
Leave Her Alone. She Is Telling the Truth., Monday in Holy Week – 2023
[…] human death leads to his resurrection—and our resurrection. On Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, we are invited “to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; […]
Today’s Scripture Readings…, Easter 3 (C) – 2010
[…] and stories of hope. After all, we have just celebrated Easter â weâve gone through Lent to the unlikeliest outcome imaginable: that we are, along with Christ, raised from the […]
Chrysostom, John
[…] great emphasis on the eucharist. The liturgy used by Orthodox Christians every Sunday, except in Lent, is attributed to him. He died in Comana in Pontus, now in northeast Turkey. […]
Praise (Prayer)
[…] anything, but because God's Being draws praise from us” (p. 857). Except during Advent and Lent, the Gloria in excelsis or another song of praise precedes the salutation and collect […]
Catechumenate
[…] life, and understanding indicated their readiness for baptism. Candidates were enrolled at the beginning of Lent and entered into an intense time of instruction in the gospel and of daily […]
Gratitude as the Pivot from Joy to Repentance
[…] joy of the season of Epiphany to the somber time of reflection and repentance during Lent. I had never really thought about it before, so sometimes abstaining from something makes […]
Lectionary
[…] (BCP, pp. 933-1001). Lesser Feasts and Fasts contains a lectionary for weekdays in Advent, Christmastide, Lent, and Easter; and for lesser feasts during the church year. The Prayer Book lectionary […]
Ash Wednesday message offered by heads of Episcopal Church, Anglican Church of Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
[…] forehead in the sign of the cross, a reminder of the place to where the Lenten journey takes us. Even at the outset of this holy season we are reminded […]
Presiding Bishop’s Easter message affirms ‘new life out of death’
[…] involved in moving away from a beloved community will know it as well. As this Lent draws to a close, take a careful look at your life. Where has God […]
The Good Book Club: Don’t stop now – the readings continue through Pentecost
[…] the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles during the liturgical seasons of Lent and Easter 2018. Led by Forward Movement, the Good Book Club readings will finish […]
EAM Happenings – Summer 2021
[…] hard in contributing to the building of this country. In order to maintain harmony in the community, we have been si lent. We have been labeled a “model minority,” which has resulted in other communities of color being pit against […]
Register now for 4th Annual Border & Migration Ministry Summit
[…] Texas. Durante la cumbre, los asistentes aprenderán y reflexionarán sobre la migración forzada bajo el lente del asilo, la detención de inmigrantes y el acompañamiento. En las mesas redondas participarán […]