Eve of All Saints

                                                          The Wisdom of Solomon 3:1     

the souls 
of the right-eous are 
in the 
hand of God and no evil will ever touch them. 

The Eve of All Saints Day

 All Saints Day Antiphon on Psalm 34

      Eternal light shine 
upon your servants, O Lord...

Halloween

                                                                        Collect for Guidance 

So 

guide &

govern 

us by 

your 

Holy 

Spirit 

that 

we 

may 

ever re-member that we are ever walking in your sight

Wednesday

                         Collect for Grace   

Lord God… Per-severe us with your mighty power, that we may not ... be overcome by adversity... 

Tuesday

                                                                                 Psalm 48:13

This 

God 

is 

our 

God, 

and 

he will be our guide for evermore. 

Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

                                                                   Psalm 66:3

All 
the earth bows down before you, sings 
to you, sings out your Name.

Nothing is known about these two followers of Jesus except their names. According to legend they were both martyred on the same day in Persia. It’s ironic, given the dearth of any information at all, that St Jude has become known as the patron of hopeless causes. 

Prayers are suggested for the obscure, the forgotten and the unknown who work for the kingdom of God. For holiness of life. And for faithfulness to our Baptismal promise to “continue in the apostle’s teach-ing, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers.” (BCP Pg 305)

Nearing Sunday evening

                                                           Psalm 103:13

As a father cares for 
his 
child-ren, 
so does the Lord care for those who fear him. 

Last Sudnay in October

                                                                 Collect of the Day 

In-crease in us the gifts of faith, hope and charity and, that we may obtain what you promise,
make us love what you command 
                 I finished this and started to go away, but came back and struggled with it. I Really don’t like the feel of MAKE US LOVE what you command.  I DO NOT LIKE  the brute force feel of it since God never forces. True, the choices are sometimes pretty stark - choose this day between life and death, between what Leads to life and what Leads to death...  And sometimes we go a ways own the wrong path… That seems to be how we learn that it’s the wrong path....Think of the beloved Peter blurting out, on the night before Jesus died, “Damnit! I don’t even KNOW the guy!”  

                 So I tried changing it - I tired ENABLE US to love, HELP US to love, MAY WE love and SHOW US HOW to love. And in the end, I finally decided that “make us love” contains all of that. Commands there are but abiding help is always there too. Another verse that was a possibility today was Haggai 2:5: "My spirit abides among you, do not fear." Among you…. a whole other train f thought! For another day…. 

Saturday evening : Collect for tomorrow which is Proper 25- and there are only 29!)

                                                 Collect for tomorrow 

increase in us the gifts of faith, hope and love

King Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 899

                                             The Benedicte (BCP Pg 88) 

        Glorify

        the Lord,

        all you 

        works of 

        the Lord, 

        praise him 

        and highly

        exalt him 

        for ever.

“O Sovereign Lord, 

you brought your servant

 to a troubled throne

 that he might establish 

peace in a ravaged land 

& revive learning & the arts

among the people....”  

(Collect for Alfred the Great) 

Pray for all in authority in government, 

the law, industry & commerce & for the Royal Family, giving 

special thanks for the christ-ening this week of little Prince George.

Friday

    Psalm 31: 23a

Love 

the 

Lord, 

all  

you 

who 

worship 

him  

An Autumn Thursday

   Psalm 37:5

Commit 
your way 
to the Lord 
and put 
your trust 
in him. 

darker earlier!

                           Psalm 122:6                         The Jaffa Gate 

Pray 

for 

the 

peace 

of 

Jeru-

salem, 

may 

they prosper who love you.             

St James of Jerusalem

                                      Confession at Morning Prayer 

strengthen us in all goodness  

St James of Jerusalem, 

or James the Just, 

the brother of The Lord, 

was stoned to death  

in the 60s.

Pray for the church 

in Jerusalem 

and for peace there

and throughout 

the Holy Land.

Remembering John Paul II (1920-2005) Bishop of Rome

   Psalm 28:10

The 

Lord 

is the 

strength 

of his 

people,  

a safe 

refuge 

for his 

anointed. 

Monday

                                            Collect for the Renewal of Life 

in-cline 

our 

hearts 

to keep 

your 

law and and guide our feet 

into the way of peace 

Sunday eve

                   Eucharistic Prayer C

by His wounds we are healed 

Sunday in Mid-October

                         Jeremiah 29:13

When 

you 

search 

for me, 

you will

find me;

if you 

seek me 

with all 

your heart 

I will 
let you 
find me
says 
the Lord. 

Saturday afternoon

    Psalm 110:6

Turn again 

to your rest, 

O my soul, 

for the Lord 

has treated 

you well. 

Saturday

                                                                    I Corinthians 15:19

               If 

               for 

               this 

               life 

               only 

               we 

               have 

               hoped 

               in 

               Christ, 

               we are 

               of all people most to be pitied. 

And I suspect that it also applies the other way 'round -  if for the next life only we have hoped in Christ, we are also to be pitied, having missed half the deal! 

St Luke the Evangelist

  Psalm 96:2b

Proclaim

 the 

good 

news 

of God’s 

salvation 

from 

day 

to 

day. 

Prayers are suggested for 

the gift of the Spirit

compassion

the poor and the outcast

all in the healing professions 

hospitals & nursing homes. 

                    In Christian iconography the Evangelists 

                         are represented as 

Luke, an ox 

Matthew, a man, 

Mark, a lion and 

John as an eagle 

(from Ezekiel 1:10) 

as seen on the Cover of  

The Book of Kells. 

Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch and Martyr, ca 35-115

   I Corinthians 14:33

God 

is 
not 
a 

God 

of 

disorder 

but 

of 

peace.

                                “Pray for the churches in Syria and 
                                 throughout the Near East and
                                for all who face prosecution 
                                 for their faith.” 

Thomas Cranmer, (1489-1556) Archbishop of Canterbury, and principally responsible for The Book of Common Prayer of 1549

                                    The General Thanksgiving BCP Pg 101 &125

We thank you 

for 

our 

cre-ation, pres-erva-tion and all the blessings of this life; 

but above all for the redemption 

of the world by our Lord 

       Jesus Christ, 

for the means of grace 

and for the hope of glory.

"Thomas Cranmer is of importance beyond the Anglican Communion because of the enormous influence of the Book of Common Prayer on the language of worship in every English-speaking denomination. In the Episcopal Church Cranmer has his own day, on March 21,the day he was burned at the stake under Queen Mary 1, ironically, the daughter of King  Henry VIII by Catherine."   

St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Founder of the Order of Discalced Carmelites; mystic, author and guide.To Roman Catholics she is known as a Doctor the Church since 1970. In the Lutheran New Book.... she is called a Renewer of the Church and is described, "a most attractive person, witty, frank and affectionate."*

    Psalm 5:13

all who 

take 
refuge 

in you 

will be 

glad; 

they will 

sing out 

their joy 

for ever. 

Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing affright thee
All things are passing;
God never changeth;
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth
In nothing is wanting;
Alone God sufficeth.

Lines Written in St Therea’s Breviary

 *A favorite story of mine, because it makes me laugh and gives me hope, is that one day as Teresa was traveling to one of the 17 convents she founded, her carriage ended up in a ditch. She got out of the overturned carriage. shook her fist heavenward and said  “If this is how you treat your friends, no wonder you have so few!”   It's probably not literally true, but as the old Mason Williams song said "Who needs truth if its dull?" 

Monday

                                                                           I Corinthians 13:13

                  And 
                 now, 

                 faith, 

                hope

                  and 

                 love 

               abide, 

                these
               three; 

              and the 
             greatest of these is love. 

Sunday, moving toward evening

I Corinthians 13:8                                                    
                                           Love never ends

Mi-October Sunday

                                                            I Corinthians 13:12

          

          Now

          we 

          see 

          in a 

          mirror 

          dimly, 

          but 

          then 

          we shall see face to face.     

Quiet Saturday

                                                                         I Corinthians 12:27

  
  Now,

  you

  are 

  the 

  body 

  of 
  Christ, and individually members of it.  

  

Still Friday

                                                                                              Matthew 9:37

“The harvest 

is plent-iful but 

the laborers are few.” Therefore, ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 

St Philip, First century Deacon and Evangelist

                                                                          Psalm 142:3a

When my spirit languishes within me you know my path 

The story about Philip is found, appropriately, in The Acts of the Apostles (6:1-6, 8:40) I love the story about him being sent to “a wilderness road,” (he must have wondered what in the World he was doing there!) coming upon the Ethiopian, explaining the scriptural passage to him and finally baptizing him, all at the man’s request. My favorite part of the story is that after Philip did what he was called to do, immediately “when the Ethiopian came out of the water “(right after being baptized ) “the Spirt of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azostus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.”  God has work for us to do, work that he chooses . He's in charge . And whether He’s sending us somewhere,  we know not why, or whether we’re on our way to some destination, as we go , by both word and deed, and attitude , we proclaim the good news as we go, and lives are changed. 

Thursday

             

                                                          Psalm 131:3

I still my soul and make it quiet; like a child upon its mother’s breast my soul is quieted within me. 

Wednesday evening showers

Psalm 128:6

May 

you live 

to see 

your 

children’s 

children; 

may peace 

be upon 
Israel.