St Jerome (d. 420) translated the original Hebrew and Greek texts into the Latin Vulgate Bible. Beloved of Bill Mahedy because it was claimed that he (Jerome!) had “an irascible disposition and was seldom pleasant but at least he was never dull.”

If I do this on my own, I have a reward, 

but if not of my own will, then I am entrusted with a commission. I Corinthians 9: 17

Second Vespers of St Michael and All Angels

You should 

be aware that

the word

“angel” 

denotes a 

function 

rather than a 

nature.  

Those holy 

spirits of heaven

have always been spirits. They can only be called angels when they deliver some message

                                Gregory The Great  (c.540-604)

The Feast of St Michael and All Angels

My soul, 

bear thou thy part, triumph in God above; and with a 

well-tuned heart,

sing thou the 

songs of love! 

Let all they days, 

till life shall end, 

what-e;’re he send,

be filled with praise. 

Last verse of 

Hymn 625, 

Ye Holy ANgels Bright 

Eve of the Feast of St Michael and All Angels

Ye 

holy angels 

bright, 

who stand 

at God’s 

right hand, 

or through 

the realms 

of light 

fly at 

your 

Lord’s command, assist our song 

or else the theme too high doth 

seem  for mortal tongue. 

The Feast celebrating our 14th century English mystic friends Richard Rolle, Margery Kemp and Walter Hiton

               "God may not be an Englishman,

           but He does understand the language."

To you, 

O Lord,

I will sing praises,
I will strive to follow a blameless course. Antiphon: Psalm 101

Tuesday Evening Prayer

knock 

and 

the 

door 

will 

be 

opened 

Matthew 7:7

Tuesday Evening Prayer

When many cares fill  my mind, your consolations cheer my soul. Psalm 94:10

Tuesday

              I 

             want 

              you 

              to 

              be 

              free 

             of 

             anxiety 

             for to 
             know God is eternal life and to
             serve him is prefect freedom.

Monday Evening Prayer

do not worry 

about 

your 

life, 

what 

you 

will 

eat, 

or 

what 

you 

will 

drink, or your body, what you will wear. ... Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things... strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:25, 32, 33 

     Bill would write and say "I like that song" and I would know that it was singing itself hin his heart too. And maybe it still is. ... with angels and archangels and all the comany of heaven.... 

Monday

Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!  The Venite

Evening Prayer, Sunday

The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the firmament shows his handiwork. Psalm 19:1 

Sunday #2

  

             Put

             out 

             into 

             deep 

             water 

             and 

             let 

             down 

             your 

             nets. 

             Luke 5:4

Sunday

All the earth bows down before you, sings 

to you, sings out your Name.    Psalm 66:3

Saturday night

Where 
your 
treasure 
is, 
there 
your 
heart 
will be
also. 

Matthew 6:21

The first Saturday in Fall

All 

my 

fresh 

springs 

are 

in

you. 

                                                   Psalm 87:6

The Fall Equinox

Grant 

that we, 

walking in the way 

of the cross, 

may find it none other than the way of life and peace  

The Collect for Friday        

Off to early church where

          I will lift up 

          the cup 

          of salvation 

          and call 

          upon 

          the Name 

          of the Lord.

          
                                               Psalm 116:11

A Wednesday evening in Georgia

“My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor 

my ways 

than your ways." 

says the Lord. 

                  Isaiah 55:8

(could have)

Rest in peace, now, Troy

The Feast of St Matthew, apostle and evangelist

Remember 

your word 

to your 

servant,

because 

you

have 

given 

me 

hope.

Psalm 119:49

Tuesday, another take

Worship the Lord 

in the beauty of  holiness: 

                Come, let us adore him. 

The antiphon on the Venite at Morning Prayer 

in Ordinary (day in, day out) time. 

                     In the Celtic tradition, 

the wild goose is a symbol of the

Holy Spirit, wild and free... 

Tuesday

     Worship 

     the Lord 

     in the 

     beauty of 

     holiness: 

     Come, 

     let us 

     adore him.

Antiphon on the Venite in Ordinary 

(day in and day out) time. 

The Feast of Theodore of Tarsus, (d. 690) Archbishop of Canterbury during a time "dominated by plague and torn with strife over rival Celtic and Roman traditions."

look down from heaven; behold 

and 

tend 

this 

vine; preserve what your right hand has planted.

Sunday morning

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthy things.... and, even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast 

to those that shall endure. 

Collect of the day.

Saturday Evening Prayer

He revives my soul,

he 

leads me along right pathways for his Name’s sake.Ps 23:3

Saturday

Think of yourselves in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards 

of God’s mercies. 

 Based on I Corinthians 4:1

Still Friday

                                You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored?                       

                                   Matthew 5:13                             

Friday Prayer in the evening

You will guide me by your counsel and afterward 
receive me with glory. 

Psalm 73:24

Friday

Let not those  who hope in you be put to shame through me, Lord God of hosts; Let not those who seek you be disgraced because of me, Lord God of Israel. 

Psalm 69:7 

Thursday

          You are 

          my hope, 

          O Lord 

          God, my 

          confidence 

          since I 

          was young.

                                   Antiphon: Psalm 71

Holy Cross Day

I saw the 

Tree of Life 

in the midst 

of the holy city, new Jerusalem; 

and the leaves 

were for the 

healing of the 

nations. 

Holy Cross Antiphon on Psalm 46

I used to love Holy Cross Day and then I read how it came about and it wrecked it for me. But suddenly it doesn’t matter anymore. We’ve just been reading in Paul about the foolishness of the cross being wiser than human wisdom and God’s weakness being stronger than human strength. And really, I think that is the point. God has turned everything on its head - so much for all our efforts to tidy up and make things make sense! Whatever messes we or others get into, however wrong we think things are going, the cross of Christ, the sign of life in death and death in life, the great paradox of victory in defeat, stands planted in the middle of the city. And the leaves are for the healing of the nations. And for our healing and rest as well. 

Tuesday

For 

God 

alone 

my soul 

in silence 

waits; 

truly,

my 

hope 

is in 

him.

Psalm 62:6

September full moon

the sun shall not 
strike you
by day 
nor the moon 
by night. 
The Lord shall 
watch over 
your going out 
and your 
coming in 
from this 
time forth
for evermore.

Psalm 121:6, 8 

Monday

Surely it is God who saves me, 

I will trust in him and not be afraid

                       Canticle 9: Ecce, Deus 

Sunday evening

The birds of the air, the fish 

of the sea, 

and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea. O Lord 

our Governor, how exalted is your Name in all the wold! Psalm 8:9-10

Sunday

You

speak 

in my 

heart 

and say 

“Seek 

my face.” 

Your face, 

Lord, will I seek.  Psalm 27:11

Saturday

Cast your burden 

upon the Lord 

and he will 

sustain you. 

Psalm 55:24

Friday

I want to know Christ 

and the power of his

resurrection 

and the sharing of his sufferings...

Phippians. 3:10

Thursday

Offer to God

a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14

In Bill's memory

Have  

this mind 

among  you 

that is 

yours 

in 

Christ Jesus... 

                                   Philippians 2: 5  RSV 

This was a favorite of Bill Madhey's - in fact, this attitude and his belief in the  Risen Christ (part of this same passage) really epitomized his spirituality for me. But then it took me the LONGEST time to find the graphic I wanted.. But  I finally did- one that I never would have thought of using at first.  But it sure shows the mind of Christ - and NOT the mind of Christ! I LOVE Martha's pinched face!!!  I know that face! And then the RSV translation was right on for this graphic and this time in our communal history.  This version says to have this mind AMONG us rathe than the NRSV which has it IN us! I really think at this point we Really need the mind of Christ not only IN Ourselves individually but among ourselves! 

Thanks, Bill. 

Wednesday

The earth, 

O Lord, 

is full of 

your love;

instruct me 

in your statutes. 

Psam 119:64

Tuesday

Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from 

good will. ... 

What does it matter? Just this, 

that Christ is proclaimed in every way.... 

Only, live your life 

in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ. 

                                     Philippians  1:15, 18, 27 

First I read  Psalm 45... that’s usually  a wash for me. And then there came I Kings 16:23-34 - even worse! For Years I have wondered, as I bombed through it, why in God's name (literally) were we reading THIS and how can THIS be helpful to us?  Today I suddenly got a tiny glimpse of  the broad sweep of God's will for the cosmos being done in spite of, around and through us all.... We can stand in the way, we can get it wrong, we can be a temporary building block  or a stumbling stone, we can even think we are one and be the other, out of ignorance or pride, or a limited vision.....  That was helpful to me but it didn’t give me the needed  place to rest and meditate.S o I went on to Philippians. And I got the last verse. But then I had a vision of this pulpit in Melk Abbey. What were the motives of the people who built it? The abbots who have administered it through the hundreds of years? We cannot know the whole purpose of God (some terrible things in my life have turned out to be huge blessings) nor can we judge the motives of others though we can "look and pass on" as John of the Cross advises. What DOES matter, in the end , all we can do , is to try, one day at a time, to "live a life worthy of the Gospel of Christ." The outcome is God's.   

               God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year, 

               God is working his purpose out, and the time is drawing near, ...

                Give ear to me, ye continents, ye isles, give ear to me,

               that the earth shall be filled with the gory of God 

                as the waters cover the sea.    From Hymn 534