Midnight Mass 2019

July 28, Trinity 6 Prelude   Variations to the Sicilian Hymn       Benjamin Carr The recessional hymn today (#489) is a combination of Italian, English and American origins. The tune, a possible Sicilian 18th century folksong sung by Italian mariners, is usually paired with the Latin Marian hymn “O sanctissima” and was first published in…

How Do Anglo-Catholics Practice Confession?  In order faithfully to live out the full Catholic vocation in the Anglican Rite, one should receive the Sacrament of Penance at least once a year, preferably in Holy Week or Eastertide, in preparation for the making of one’s Easter Communion. In Anglicanism, the reception of Penance is absolutely voluntary— no…

OBSERVATIONS ON THE COMMANDMENTS OF JESUS  The Rev’d. Allen Fisher Your Lord is Whom You Obey Jesus says to all of His followers, “If you truly love me, obey my commandments” (cf.Jhn.14:15;Matt.19:17), and “Go and make other disciples of all peoples baptizing them in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy…

Class 5 Important Endnotes (Applicable End Notes – Please read as it contains vital information!!) [i] The Christian faith, as explained by Lancelot Andrewes, is “one cannon given of God, two testaments, three symbols (Apostles’, Athanasian, and Nicene creeds), the four first councils of Nicaea I: 325; Constantinople I: 381; Ephesus: 431; Chalcedon: 451, and…

Andrewes on Establishing God’s Heavenly Honor, Kingdom, and Will on Earth Nov.14, 2020 Special Guest: Bishop Chandler Jones   Copies can be found in Lancelot Andrewes Works, Sermons, Volume Five, or on The Project Canterbury Website. Summary: With the 4th, 5th, and 6th sermons of this 13-sermon collection on the Lord’s Prayer, Andrewes teaches on the often…