June 30, Bill Mahedy's 75th birthday!

 Oh how good and pleasant a thing it is when brethren live togeterh in unity.        Psalm 133:1    

St Peter and St Paul

we were 

by nature children of wrath, like everyone else but  by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:3,8

The Feast of St Peter and St Paul

Arise, 

shine, 

for 

your

light 

has 

come, 

and 

the 

glory 

of 

the 

Lord 

has 

dawned 

upon 

you.

Canticle 11
Lord God ... you have brought us in safety to this new day; Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose.... Collect For Grace 

Tuesday

The Lord 

shall watch 

over your 

going out 

and your 

coming in 

from this time 

forth for 

evermore. 

Psalm 120:8

Monday

Surely

it is God who saves me, I will trust in him and not be afraid.

Canticle 9 

                  

Sunday evening

Every day I will praise you and bless your Name for ever and ever.Psam 145:2 

Sunday

  

      I called 

      to the Lord 

      in my 

      distress, 

      the Lord 

      answered 

      by setting 

      me free. 

                

                                         Psalm 118:5

Saturday

The earth is the Lord’s for he made it. Come, let us adore him. 

Second Vespers of J the B

                                             John the Baptist’s tomb 

Grant  that, following the example of John the Baptist, 

we may constantly speak the truth, rebuke vice and patiently suffer

for the truth’s sake... 

The Nativity of John the Baptist

See, I am sending my messenger 

to prepare 

the way before me... 

But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? 

For he is like  a refiners fire and like fuller's soap... 

Malachi  3:1-3

Delighted to be home from my travels... Real weather in PA! The graduation was great, as was the party, though we had to move it inside - but there was a brand new garage to use with food upstairs in the bonus room so all was ok after the initial disappointment... The huge tent in the field stood unused.... Next day trip to Penn State was great too ... beautiful campus! Wonderful, wonderful  visit but glad to be home. 

Pentecost night

Peace I leave with you; 

my peace

I give to you... Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not let them be afraid...  John 14:27

Am off to PA tomorrow early for Arielle’s graduation form High School! Hope to be back with you the 24th. Take care. Love, Louise 

Pentecost 3

Alleluia. 

The Spirit 

of the Lord 

renews

the face of 

the earth, 

Come, 

let us 

adore him. 

Alleluia. 

Penetcost 2

When the day of Pentecost had come, he disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like he rush of a violent wind... divided tongues appeared among them, a tongue resting on each of them....

Pentecos

Praise the Spirit in creation, breath of God, life’s origin: Spirit moving on the waters, quickening  worlds of life within, source of breath in all things breathing, life in whom all life begins.

Hymn 507

Eve of Pentecost

        Like the murmur 

       of a dove's song. 

       like the challenge 

       of her flight, 

       like the vigor 

       of the wind’s rush, 

       like the new flame’s 

       eager might;

Come, Holy Spirt, Come. 

The Feast of St Barnabas, apostle and companion of St Paul....

Alleluia. The Lord is glorious in his saints: Come, let us adore him. Alleluia. 

grant that we may 

follow the example 

of your faithful servant 

Barnabas, the son of 

encouragement, who, 

seeking not his own 

renown but the well-

being of your church,

gave generously of his life and sustenance for the 

relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel 

A poem for Bill Mahedy

Shepherd of a Varied Flock 

Shepherd  of a varied flock, 

Sing  praise, O Lord, to Thee. 

Black-robed, in silence, 

khakied  chaplain 

(chopper blades roar) 

shirt-sleeved now in 

concrete jungle ,OSA to SOB.

Sing praise,my soul, to Thee. 

Shepherd of  assassins 

and seekers, 

students and priests, 

those touched by evil 

and those steeped in it,

of  the spoiler and the spoiled,

Sing praise my soul, to Thee.

Companion of those perched on the verge 

of adulthood, wings outstretched,

and those old beyond their years;

the despairing  and the faith filled  

both, Monastery to marriage bed.

Sing praise, O Lord, to Thee. 

Keyboard pulpit (the Word 

springing to birth) 

Coffeeshop confessional 

bringing absolution and peace,

showing the Way

to the newborn baptized

in water and hope,

to the reborn, 

baptized in blood ,

thrust into the depths of the tomb 

and resurrected in Pascal mystery,

Sing praise, my soul, to Thee. 

Led through the desert, 

sustained by heavenly fare

a taste and a sip, yet enough -

the feeder, fed, 

the wounded healed.

Traces of grace shimmer 

and dapple the dark path,.

Shepherd of a varied flock, 

sing praise, my soul, of thee. 

A poem for Bill Mahedy written for his 28th ordination anniversary on 9 Feb 1991

by Louise Buck 

Friday Evening

Be 

our

light 

in 

the 

darkness, 

O Lord, 

and 

in 

thy 

great 

mercy 

defend 

us

Friday

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, and the glory, and the victory, 

and the majesty alleluia. 

And so, to him who sits 
upon he throne and to Christ the 

Lamb, be worship and praise, dominion 
and splendor, for ever and for evermore. 

Thursday

grant that among all the cares 

and occupations of our life we may never forget you, but may ever remember that we are walking 

in your sight...

    Morning Prayer: 

                      Collect for Guidance  

Wednesday

Blessed be the Lord, 

the God of Israel; 

he has come to his people 

and set 

them free. 

He has raised up 

for us 

a mighty savior, 

born of the house of his

servant David. 

            The Benedictus  Dominus Deus 

Monday

Your love, O Lord, forever will I sing, from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness Psalm 89:1

Tuesday

The 

Lord 

is 

King, 

let 

the 

earth 

rejoice 

                          We have this hope, a 

sure and certain anchor for the soul.  

                Psalm 97:1 & Hebrews 6:19

Sunday #4

The Lord 

has 

spoken 

and the 

earth 

shall 

melt away. 

                          Psalm 46:7

Sunday Evening Prayer For Caorl

       One day tells its tale to another 

and one night imparts knowledge 

to another. Although they have no words or language, and their voices are not heard,             their sound has gone out 

into all lands, and their message to the 

      ends of the world. Psalm 19:3-4

Sunday #2

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Leave us not comfortless, but but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and to exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before..           

                                 Collect of the Day 

The Seventh Sunday of Easter, between the Ascension and Pentecost

                           The earth has 

             brought forth her increase

                       may God, our own God, 

                  give us his blessing. Psalm 67:6

Saturday

May the graciousness of the Lord 

our God be upon us, hallelujah.  

Easter antiphon on Psalm 90

Friday

we do not have 

a high priest 

who is unable 

to sympathize 

with our weakness ... Let us therefore approach the 

throne of grace 

with boldness 

so that we may receive mercy and find grace in time of need. 

Hebrews 4:14, 16

Interesting that it is not “receive mercy and grace in time of need,” but “receive mercy and find grace” as if one is automatically given but the other needs to be sought... Also, I liked the sentence from Forward Day by Day today. “It is not that Our Lord was tempted in every way as we are but in every respect as we are.” 

Ascension

and 
they 
returned 
to 
Jerusalem 

Acts 1:12

Ascension Evening

as they

were watching he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight.   Acts 1:9

The Feast of the Ascension, the 40th day of Easter

And remember, 

I am with you 

always, 

to the end 

of the ages.

Remember. 

Matthew 28:20

The 39th day of Easter

rising from the grave, he destroyed death 

and made the whole creation new. And that we might live no longer for ourselves but for him... he sent the Holy Spirit, his own first gif to those who believe, to complete his work in the world and to bring to fulfillment the sanctification of all.  

                                              Eucharistic Prayer D