Pillars of understanding
[…] The fourth pillar, fasting during the Month of Ramadan, is most like the season of Lent. However, refraining from eating and drinking during the daylight hours for one month makes […]
Dehon, Theodore
[…] to the Prayer Book, introduced weekday feasts and fasts, and urged a special reverence for Lent and Holy Week. Dehon remained rector of St. Michael's during his episcopate. He died […]
Hallelujah
[…] word that is found in many well-known anthems, such as the “Hallelujah chorus” of George Frederick Handel's Messiah. If desired, Hallelujah may be omitted from the Psalter during Lent. See Alleluia.
Pascha nostrum (Christ our Passover)
[…] said as a versicle and response. Its use is optional. The Alleluias are omitted during Lent, and may be omitted at other times except during the Easter season (BCP, p. […]
Trisagion
[…] Kyrie or Trisagion are normally used at the opening of the rite in Advent and Lent, when the Gloria in excelsis is not used. They may be used on other […]
Monthly Sermon Series: Sermon Offering for Sunday, April 19, the Sunday After Easter
[…] feel as if we are now living happily ever after. The long dark days of Lent are behind us. Spring is here, mostly. Let us rejoice and be glad. It […]
Get Engaged with the Church in 2018!
[…] First, stay tuned for our upcoming curriculum on Civil Discourse being released as a series during Lent. We’re crafting a five-week curriculum to guide you in discussions about politics, policy, and […]
Immigration Advocacy Newsletter March-April 2014
[…] in the area, attend an event! Fast4Families may be ending the bus tour but the Lenten fast continues. Join the pledge to fast every Wednesday during the remaining season of […]
CAPITALIZATION
[…] names of holy days and feast days. Ash Wednesday, All Feasts of Apostles. Capitalize Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Eastertide, and Pentecost. Note lowercase in Epiphany season, season after Pentecost, ordinary time. Capitalize Apostles’ Creed. […]
The Unknowable Kingdom: Lenten Meditation, 3/1/2013
[…] something vital and nourishing. But I also think there is another part of this passage. Lent is about Christ’s journey toward the cross, but it is also about taking time […]
Manna surrounds us:
[…] lens for looking at the patterns of our lives. Wilderness is a theme of the Lenten season, and a symbol of the in-between place in which we find ourselves from […]
Great Litany, The
[…] or Evening Prayer, or separately. Because of its penitential tone, it is especially appropriate during Lent. The Great Litany includes an invocation of the Trinity; a series of deprecations which […]
EPPN Lenten Series: Engaging Poverty Through Food Security
[…] their website here! This is the fifth installment of the Episcopal Public Policy Network’s 2015 Lenten Series: “Engaging Poverty at Home and Around the World.” To view previous reflections, click here. […]
A Tall Tale, Feast of the Epiphany – 2006
[…] just as you do. Ways in which he touched us, helped us, gave us jobs, lent us money, sold it to us wholesale. Lots of stories, big and small. They […]
One Spirit, Many Gifts
[…] about how they change the wine with the season â a more acid red during Lent, and champagne for Easter! Variety isnât just the spice of life. Itâs the nature […]
Episcopal Migration Ministries offers daily Lenten devotional series
[…] (EMM), in partnership with members of the Episcopal Asylum Ministry Network, is offering a daily Lenten devotional series. Written reflections will be released daily beginning Ash Wednesday, February 17, through […]
Easter 2009 Message from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
[…] the blessing of a light so encompassing that there can be no darkness or separation. Lent has been a willingness to experience the darkness of our current separation and tune […]
Church-wide Bible Reading Initiative Begins in Epiphany 2019
[…] the messages of grace, salvation, and redemption through Jesus Christ. This season between Christmas and Lent is a perfect time to engage deeply with God’s Word and experience it anew.” […]
From Ash Wednesday to Earth Day: Stewardship of Creation
[…] hand rather than a closed fist. In the context of reflecting on the fact that Lent begins with a reminder of our “Earthiness”, and noting that Good Friday this year […]
2020 Lenten Calendar Announced
[…] share some of those incredible stories with you again in this third year of the UTO Lenten Devotional Calendar! This calendar will introduce you to the recipients of the 2019 UTO […]