Tag Archives: Saints

Like Stars Appearing

Posted on August 12, 2015 by deborahmeister

Yesterday, Ron wrote about the Sainte Chapelle in Paris, one of my favorite places. There’s a mystical meaning to that chapel: the lower level, dark, but painted in rich colors, is meant to represent out life on earth, while the … Continue reading →

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The Alban Prayer

Posted on June 19, 2014 by sonyasutton

(first published on June 24, 2010) Almighty God, We thank you for this place built to your glory and in memory of Alban, our first martyr: Following his example in the fellowship of the saints, may we worship and adore … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Saints

Posted on November 1, 2012 by sonyasutton

Not everyone is a saint.  We’d like to believe there is good in everyone, but not everyone exhibits the kind of extraordinary holiness and virtue we associate with saints.  I am an eyewitness to a lot of funerals.  I meet … Continue reading →

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Lent Madness, Gregory of Nyssa Would Approve

Posted on March 9, 2012 by matthewhanisian

For those of you who have read any  of my previous posts, you’ll notice a trend I think:  A bit about the life of the saint whose feast day we celebrate today, a portion of the collect or gospel passage … Continue reading →

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“The kingdom of God has come near to you.”

Posted on December 2, 2011 by matthewhanisian

Today in the calendar of saints we celebrate the life and ministry of Channing Moore Williams (b. 1829), Missionary Bishop of China and Japan who died on this date in 1910. Bishop Williams, amongst other things, a proud graduate of … Continue reading →

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All Saints’ Day – whom do you remember?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Carol Flett

Today is All Saints’ Day – November 1. The Feast of All Saints is a day when the Church honors all the saints, known and unknown, ancient and modern, all around the world, who have died and gone ahead of … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Breastplate

Posted on June 13, 2011 by The Rev. Canon John E. Lawrence

One of the most beloved hymns in our 1982 Hymnal is #370, “St. Patrick’s Breastplate.”  It is also once of the oldest texts we have.  A song of praise to the Triune God, it goes back to Patrick himself, the … Continue reading →

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