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“Surely we are not blind, are we?” – A Sermon on John 9:1-41, Lent 4A
The collect and readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 9:1-41. As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his…
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Found Out and Known – A Sermon on John 4:5-42, Lent 3A
The collect and readings for today, the Third Sunday in Lent, may be found here. The appointed gospel is John 4:5-42, the story about the woman at the well. Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and…
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Annunciation Happens at the Virgin Point – A Sermon for the Feast of the Annunciation, Luke 1:26-38
The collect and readings for the Feast of the Annunciation may be found here. The appointed gospel is Luke 1:26-38. In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The…
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The Feast of the Annunciation, Lent Interrupted
Today, March 25, is the Feast of the Annunciation, the day the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to the Son of God. This feast interrupts the Lenten season even as Gabriel interrupted Mary’s life with news that would forever change her life and the world. On this day the liturgical…
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A Litany for Japan
O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy upon us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us. O God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy upon us. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God, Have mercy upon us. Holy Mary, Mother of God,…
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Miserere mei, Deus
This setting is by the Italian Composer, Gregorio Allegri. It is based on Psalm 51 and was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably in the 1630s. Psalm 51, Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy on me, O God) , is one of the penitential psalms used in the Ash Wednesday Proper Liturgy of…
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Marked for Death, Destined for Life – A Sermon for Ash Wednesday
The collect and readings for today, Ash Wednesday, may be found here. Ash Wednesday makes us face a reality we tend to deny. It begins a conversation most would rather not have. That topic and conversation is about death, not the usual topic of our daily conversations I suspect. We really don’t talk much about…
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Face to Face Moments – A Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9, The Last Sunday After the Epiphany
The collect and readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 17:1-9. Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like…
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Beholding and Becoming Perfection – A Sermon on Matthew 5:38-48, Epiphany 7A
The collect and readings for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 5:38-48. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on…
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