Randy Kinnett

Normally I don’t catch myself feeling this way until the November propers, but boy am I spiritually hungry for Advent. Anyone else? 🕯️

...and not infrequently, my priest preaches on the Psalm, so who knows!

We are fixing to chant every verse of it!

I really like seeing ministries like this in the Metroplex, especially with such visibility.

YouTube video by All Things Necessary The Next Archbishop of Canterbury: Hopes, Challenges, and the Future of Anglicanism

Bishop Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury. What gifts does she bring to the role? What does this mean for the Church of England and the Anglican Communion? Helen King ( @helenking.bsky.social ) & Andrew McGowan ( @praxeas.bsky.social ) share their thoughts ⚓

A square-note Mode 1 setting of Luke 17:5-6 for use as a Magnificat antiphon throughout that week.

A Magnificat antiphon on Luke 17:5-6, from the Gospel reading for RCL Proper 22C. I've searched for and cannot find any existing antiphons on this text, so until I find something better, here's a new one with a typical Mode 1 melody. 🕯️

Pp. 275 and 282 articulate a practice of using reserve sacrament from Maundy Thursday on Good Friday. Maybe there are other instances?

Father James Martin on St. Thérèse of Lisieux, his favorite saint (Sorry Ignatius!) On this feast day of his favorite saint, James Martin, S.J., shares a reflection on Therese of Lisieux.

“Smiling at those who underestimate the power of humility. Smiling at all of these people. Smiling, and praying for them.” (3/3) www.americamagazine.org/faith/2010/1...

“from sisters jealous of her youth, confused by her sanctity, and baffled by her charity. Such misunderstanding was part of her life. And I imagine Thérèse in heaven, smiling a little at this misunderstanding. Smiling at those who still see her as too naïve, too humble or too pious.” (2/3)

“Some days when I pray to Thérèse of Lisieux, I think of people who critique her spirituality harshly: too naïve, too childlike, too simplistic, too pious, too kitschy. But Thérèse had heard similarly harsh comments in the monastery, …” 🕯️ (1/3)

“O ye immortal throng” and “Christ, the fair glory” are the only ones I’m familiar with.

I don’t know what you call the bit that organists improvise between the Gospel reading and the sermon, but the organist at my parish routinely blows my mind with his. Today he riffed on H82 #574 Before Thy Throne, O God, and somehow you could hear the Rich Man and Lazarus in it!

Verse 3 always gave me Advent vibes

A square note chant setting of Luke 16:25

And here is the Magnificat antiphon on the Proper 21C Gospel reading, transcribed with NRSVUE (slightly modified). 🕯️

Square note chant setting of Luke 16:25

Looking ahead to next week, I've found a great little Lenten Prime antiphon on a text that RCL appoints on Proper 21C (Luke 16:25): "Child, remember that you received good things during your lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner evil things.”Graz, Universitätsbibliothek, 29, 113v.

Sunday Worship - September 14 YouTube video by St. Peter's McKinney

My priest is Mtr. Katherine Heitmann, and her sermons are amazing. I'm resharing her sermon from last Sunday because it dealt with the Gospel reading, and its context in recent events, and the concept of love of enemy with sensitivity and elegance. Please check it out (26:19-43:48 in the video). ⚓

A chant setting of Luke 16:3-4

One good Magnificat antiphon option for Proper 20C is this one on Luke 16:3-4 from the Salisbury Antiphoner, where it's appointed for the ninth Sunday after Trinity. 🕯️

Preaching with Power When you set out to proclaim the gospel, spare us your personal anecdotes and opinions.

Good interview of @frutledge.bsky.social by @benjamindcrosby.bsky.social

Few people have made a bigger impact on my theology of the cross and my preaching of the Word of God than Rev. Rutledge.

Her insistence on God as the subject; as the Actor on the human stage is just so indispensably true.

As fascists hijack Christianity to serve their political aims, it is more important than ever for actual Christians to

* Pray fervently for the renewal of the world

* Follow Jesus as Lord

* Proclaim the Good News of God’s grace and mercy in the public square

* Be merciful

* Reject evil

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Sun protection + goooo Rangers

I feel seen…

And as good as that sermon is, here’s one I like even better, from Mtr. Katherine Heitmann, my priest and favorite preacher (the sermon is at 26:19-43:48): www.facebook.com/share/v/1JGE...

YouTube video by St. Thomas Episcopal Church - San Antonio, TX "Living Together as Brothers" - Rev. Mike Michie - September 14, 2025

I have a feeling there were quite a few spot-on sermons from Episcopal pulpits yesterday. This was one of them. youtu.be/wz4C81WqbXA?... 🕯️

"What's he doing?" There are traditional chants sung before and after the Magnificat through a one-year lectionary. I want enough for the three years of the Revised Common Lectionary, after having grumbled to myself about it for far too long. Welcome to my quest...

The Magnificat antiphon for the Third Sunday after Trinity, from the Salisbury Antiphoner, set to square note chant

Here's something that works great as a Magnificat antiphon for Proper 19C: this antiphon from the Salisbury Antiphoner for the Third Sunday after Trinity, based on Luke 15:8 (which is in RCL's Sunday's Gospel reading coming up). It paraphrases a Mag. ant. on the same text in the Liber Usualis. ⚓

I love how ready you were with this answer!

And what an ideal confirmation gift this would be!

I was gifted a set of these that had been procured off of eBay or some such place, and they’re truly a desert island possession.

The Magnificat in Rite II language, set to simple tone 1.7.

With this antiphon, the Magnificat is sung in tone 1.7. Here that is in Rite II language, in simple tone:

Square note plainchant setting of Luke 14:26 NRSVUE.

I see a good bit of conversation on Bluesky this week about how to preach this week's gospel reading. Because there don't seem to be existing antiphons on this text, I've sketched a new Mode 1 Magnificat antiphon for Proper 18C on the especially challenging Luke 14:26. 🕯️