Archive for May, 2004

Remembrance of the Departed (Gloria Patri Revised)

Wednesday, May 26th, 2004

Eternal God, in whom the spirits of just men do rest in peace from their labors, we bless and praise thy holy name for all thy servants who have departed this life in thy faith and fear; and especially those most dear to us who have fallen asleep; and we beseech thee to give us […]

For All Conditions of Men (Gloria Patri Revised)

Wednesday, May 26th, 2004

Infinitely wise and gracious God, we offer our supplication for all sorts and conditions of men; for the pastors of Christ’s flock, that they may constantly speak the truth and boldly rebuke and oppose sin. Bless our kindred according to the flesh; and unite us to one another by mutual love, and to thyself in […]

For the Civil Authorities

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

O Almighty God, who from thy throne in heaven beholdest all the inhabitants of the earth, we beseech thee for thy blessing upon thy servant, the President of the United States, and upon all others in authority, that they may so rule in thy fear that we, thy people, may lead quiet and peaceable lives, […]

For Guidance amid the Cares and Temptations of Business

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

Father of mercies, who art always more ready to hear than we are to pray, when, beset with the temptations and oppressed with the cares of business, we look to thee for help and guidance of thy Holy Spirit, give us, we beseech thee, that assistance which we need, and grant that by a life […]

Allen Fuller exhorts

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

When I was woking on a master’s program in church history in the early 90s, I planned to write my thesis on Universalism in the old South. Didn’t finish the degree - God stepped in with ministerial plans - but I did find a number of interesting tidbits, including this small exhortation by the Rev. […]

Where was your dentist trained?

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

My new dentist (and my partner’s current dentist) is from Georgia (good) and got his dentistry degree from Tufts University. (Even better).

Apart from knowing that Tufts has one of the ugliest color combinations (light slate-y blue and russet) and that it has world-class dentistry and veterinary schools, you should know that it was founded by […]

Gospel Liturgy’s Tuesday morning

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

With the light of another morning, we lift our souls unto Thee, O Lord, in grateful acknowledgement of that mercy which is Israel’s keeper, and which never slumbers nor sleeps. We rejoice in the renewal or the day, and desire to consecrate ourselves anew to Thy service, that we may show forth the praises of […]

Old times then are not forgotten

Monday, May 24th, 2004

This week’s font-page editorial at Anglicans Online rehearses how pious our ancestors and predecessors weren’t. A helpful tonic against flabby thinking about how secular the world has gotten. Is what’s missing social pressure? And since when has social pressure really been the Christian’s friend?

Anglicans Online

Gospel Liturgy’s Monday morning

Monday, May 24th, 2004

God over all, blessed for ever: We praise Thee for the refreshment of repose, and forthe morning list which calls us anew into the activities of the world. We bless Thee also for the joy of hope; yet we would soberly consider the appointed means of happiness, and be fitted for the enjoyment of life […]

Gospel Liturgy’s Sunday morning

Sunday, May 23rd, 2004

Since we’ve come “back around” to tbe beginning of the section entitled “Morning Family Worship” we get a rubric . . .

The formulas for “Sunday-Schools and Families,” pages 128-135, may be substituted for the following

Thou, Lord, seest us in the silent darkness, and art with us in the deathlike solemnity of sleep. When we […]


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