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Two prayers for "After the Communion" in the appendix of additional prayers in the 1662 IE, the first adapted from the Church of Kenya's BCP and the second abbreviated from the Church of Ireland's BCP:
09.02.2026 14:45 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0O Lord, how long shall the ungodly,
how long shall the ungodly triumph?
How long shall all evildoers speak so disdainfully
and make such proud boasting?
Psalm 94, Deus ultionum, vv.3-4
Well, I commend the names of Wade Waters, Al G. Bloom, and Marina Herring, niece of the late Colonel Troutman, for the Senate of the Great State of Lake Ontario!
08.02.2026 04:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ukuthula (Traditional Zulu Hymn)
arranged by AndrΓ© van der Merwe
performed by Cape Town Camerata
Peace in this world of sin;
the blood of Jesus breathes Peace.
Ukuthula (Peace)
Usindiso (Redemption, Salvation)
Ukubonga (Thanksgiving, Praise)
Ukukholwa (Faith)
Ukunqoba (Victory)
Induduzo (Comfort)
Ukuthula (Traditional Zulu Hymn)
arranged by AndrΓ© van der Merwe
performed by Cape Town Camerata
Ukuthula kulumhlaba wezono;
igazi likaJesu linyenyez' Ukuthula.
Ukuthula (Peace)
Usindiso (Redemption, Salvation)
Ukubonga (Thanksgiving, Praise)
Ukukholwa (Faith)
Ukunqoba (Victory)
Induduzo (Comfort)
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Why are so many American men converting to the Russian Orthodox Church? by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
3-minute video
Feb 7, 2026
Note: not an endorsement
#RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty #RadioFreeEurope #RadioLiberty #RFE/RL
For those of you watching the games.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." β
β Elie Wiesel (1928β2016), 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
This article contains some fascinating history about the introduction of the vernacular mass, and the issues that still surround the Latin Mass. Recommended
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B. The West Syrian-Byzantine Office β¦ The cycle of eight daily prayer offices in the Byzantine Rite consists of the following: Vespers (at sundown) Compline (before sleep) The Midnight Office (chanted in the middle of the night or early in the morning) Matins (the longest of the day, which traditionally ends as the sun is rising) First Hour (chanted at the rising of the sun) Third Hour (chanted at the third hour of the dayβapproximately 9:00 AM) Sixth Hour (chanted at noon) Ninth Hour (chanted at the ninth hour of the dayβapproximately 3:00 PM On the great feasts of the liturgical year as well as on certain feast days (and in the Slavic tradition, on every Saturday night) there is a particularly solemn service called the All-Night Vigil that combines Vespers, Matins and First Hour, with special additions, into a single long service. This office has become known in the West through Sergei Rachmaninov's ethereal choral masterpiece All-Night Vigil. The Byzantine Vespers in particular shows the merger of cathedral and monastic elements. At its heart is a lucernarium, Vespers psalms (140, 141, 129, 116) with incensation, three readings, a litany, and blessing, to which monastic psalmody has been prefixed. The presidential prayers now bunched at the beginning of both Vespers and Orthros (Matins) were once scattered throughout the offices. The dangling doxologies that are now scattered throughout indicate the original places of these collects. The present Orthros or Matins is a compilation of four separate offices: the royal office (a brief service for the emperor celebrated in imperial monastic foundations, but really unrelated to the time of Matins), monastic nocturns, the cathedral vigil, and the morning office, which includes Lauds. C. The Benedictine Office, c. 540 β¦ Frank C. Senn, Introduction to Christian Liturgy, 2012 Chapter 4, The Liturgy of Time, page 83
"On the great feasts of the liturgical year as well as on certain feasts days (and in the Slavic tradition, on every Saturday night) there is a particularly solemn service called the All-Night Vigil that combine Vespers, Matins and First Hour, with special additions, into a single long service. ...
25.01.2026 00:45 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0... This office has become known in the West through Sergei Rachmaninov's ethereal choral masterpiece All-Night Vigil."
*Rachmaninoff (Π Π°Ρ
ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²)
Frank C. Senn, Introduction to Christian Liturgy, 2012
Chapter 4, The Liturgy of Time, page 83
B. The West Syrian-Byzantine Office
The 1662 BCP: International Edition has already gone through five printings (!), and for the sixth printing here's a new FAQ:
06.02.2026 21:42 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
To read more about the 1662 IE, there are lots of other FAQs and free resources at site for the book hosted by @ivpress.bsky.social. Enjoy!
www.ivpress.com/pages/conten...
Miserere mei, Deus (Psalmus 51, LXX 50)
composed by Gregorio Allegri
perfomed by Tenebrae
1a Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
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10 Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis.
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15 Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
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Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune
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Have questions about Baptism? Check out our Rookie Anglican Guide:
anglicancompass.com/holy-baptism...
Thanks for bringing this to attention! π
06.02.2026 03:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." β
β Elie Wiesel (1928β2016), 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Conciliarism needs to be revisited, but with ecumenical intent. The city of Istanbul offers a parable: shared streets without a shared table.
#Istanbul #Conciliarism #Covenant #Nicea
Ukuthula (Traditional Zulu Hymn)
arranged by AndrΓ© van der Merwe
performed by Cape Town Camerata
Ukuthula kulumhlaba wezono;
igazi likaJesu linyenyez' Ukuthula.
Ukuthula (Peace)
Usindiso (Redemption, Salvation)
Ukubonga (Thanksgiving, Praise)
Ukukholwa (Faith)
Ukunqoba (Victory)
Induduzo (Comfort)
Ukuthula (Traditional Zulu Hymn)
arranged by AndrΓ© van der Merwe
performed by Cape Town Camerata
Peace in this world of sin;
the blood of Jesus breathes Peace.
Ukuthula (Peace)
Usindiso (Redemption, Salvation)
Ukubonga (Thanksgiving, Praise)
Ukukholwa (Faith)
Ukunqoba (Victory)
Induduzo (Comfort)
True authority does not consist in telling others what to do. Authority shows us who we are, it creates the conditions for our flourishing.
#Authority #Episcopal #Covenant #Obedience
It's release day for God's colorful easter!
www.amazon.com/Gods-Colorfu...
Last Sunday was the final Sunday in Epiphany this year (unusually short), before the 'Gesimas begin tomorrow. Here is a look back at the Epiphany 3 readings, which continued a course of readings in Romans 12. The theme: an altruism that is as universal as humanity.
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Grateful for this review of Godβs colorful Easter!
youtu.be/l-zClNiNEg0?...
31.01.2026 16:58 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
St. John Bosco on social media: "In serious matters it is better to beg God humbly than to send forth a flood of words that will only offend the listeners and have no effect on those who are guilty." (Office of Readings)
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My #homily for the Memorial of St John Bosco, priest sj.mcharlesworth.fr/homilies/202...
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