Tag Archives: Mary

My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord

Posted on August 13, 2015 by sonyasutton

(updated from a posting on August 16, 2012) This Sunday at St. Alban’s we will celebrate the life and work of Jonathan Myrick Daniels, who was added to the Episcopal calendar of saints in 1991 as a martyr for the … Continue reading →

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O Woman Full of Grace

Posted on May 7, 2015 by sonyasutton

In You, O woman full of grace The angelic choirs, and the human race All creation rejoices. O sanctified temple, mystical paradise, and glory of virgins. In You, O woman full of grace All creation rejoices. All praise be to … Continue reading →

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Carrying Christ

Posted on December 25, 2013 by deborahmeister

Perhaps because I have no children myself,  I am fascinated with the experiences of women who find themselves pregnant during Advent. I wonder what it would be like to carry a child while Mary is carrying hers, to dream the … Continue reading →

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In the midst of life

Posted on March 21, 2013 by sonyasutton

I am unabashedly a fan of The Hymnal 1982, still occasionally called the “new’ hymnal by some folks.  It represents so much good thinking on music in the church, finding a balance between traditional and unusual, comforting and challenging, and it … Continue reading →

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To Be Human is Divine

Posted on March 7, 2013 by sonyasutton

There are the beautiful, and sometimes cloying, images of Madonna and Child, and then there is another reality of motherhood that can be hard and messy and heartbreaking, or sometimes just plain terrifying.  Surely Jesus’ mother Mary was terrified when … Continue reading →

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