Welcome to Morning Prayer, Second Sunday of Easter, with Rev. Richard Bridgford and Rev. Julia Ashby. Music by Joe Ritchie. Prelude (0:00) Welcome & Reading (1:43) The Homily (5:35) Prayers & Dismissal (14:18) Postlude (21:27)
Prelude (0:17) Welcome (1:43) Lighting of the Paschal Candle (2:23) Liturgy of the Word (5:19) The Gospel (6:35) The Homily (8:12) The Creed (12:33) Prayers for the People (14:10) The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer C (17:22) The Blessing and Dismissal (24:12) Music: Joe Ritchie
Welcome (0:06) An Order for Celebrating The Holy Eucharist (0:54) The Holy Gospel (1:36) The Great Thanksgiving (6:26) Stripping and Washing of the Altar (11:31) Music: Joe Ritchie
Prelude (0:06) Welcome(1:50) Liturgy of the Palm (2:15) The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two (5:40) The Gospel (6:19) – Eucharistic Prayer B (22:39) Holy Week Prayer (29:02) Postlude (29:30) Music: Joe Ritchie
Welcome (0:06) Opening Sentence (1:00) The Invitatory and Psalter (Psalm 130) (1:20) The Lesson, John 11:1-45 (2:50) The Homily (8:58) The Apostle’s Creed (15:23) The Prayers (16:28) The Grace (22:29) Closing Announcements (22:40)
Our Gospel Reading this morning is the story of Nicodemus. It’s from the Gospel of John, and the last time I checked, they were pretty sure that it was written in what is now Turkey. It’s very Greek in its thinking, and I always like that. They think John was written “as a teaching story” … [Read more…]
Our 1st Reading this morning comes from the Book of Sirach. Now, if you learned your Books of the Bible, longer than perhaps 25 years ago, you’re probably wondering, “Where did Sirach come from?” Sirach comes from the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha is a collection of O. T. writings, that for various reasons, were not included … [Read more…]
It seems like every time I go in for my semi-annual physical, my doctor goes over my lab results and says, “Your sodium is a little high. You need to cut back on your salt intake.” Then I usually get a gentle lecture about not salting my meat, and reading labels to find reduced salt … [Read more…]
Well, our readings today really move us away from our Epiphany story, don’t they? No more Magi. No more shepherds. No more star. No more Herod. No more dashing from place to place. But it’s still Epiphany, with its theme of “manifestation”, or “showing forth.” So, now our readings turn to passages like this morning’s … [Read more…]
In our liturgical calendar, today is known as “The Second Sunday after Christmas Day.” These “Sundays after Christmas” always feel kind of weird. If you go into almost any store, all of the Christmas stuff is gone, and in many places, the Valentine’s Day stuff is out – while we sit here singing Christmas Carols. … [Read more…]