Wed March 22, 2017. Today we remember James DeKoven, 1831-1879 priest and professor of a crazy ass tickle (Siri’s version of ecclesiastical!) history at Nashota House during the "ritualism “controversy of the time.

                                           Psalm 119:102 

I 

do 

not 

shrink 

from 

your 

judgements, 

for your yourself have taught me.  

At the 1874 General Conven-tion DeKoven 

said  "You may take away from 

us, if you will, every external 

ceremony; you 

may take away altars and super-altars and lights,

and incense and vest-ments. But gentlemen, (all dudes then…) to adore Christ's person in the Sacraments – that is the inalienable privilege of every Christian and Catholic heart. How we 

do it, the way we do it;  the ceremonies with which we do it, are utterly, utterly indifferent.  

The thing itself is what we  plead for.  

_____write these words on you heart_____

Today the American Episcopal Church remembers Jackson Kemper, 1789 –1 870 first missionary bishop in the United States

                        Canticle 13

Glory

to 

you, 

Lord 

God 

of 

our fathers; 

you are worthy 

of praise, glory to you. 

Bishop Kemper 

founded both Nashotah House 

(1842) & Racine 

College (1852) 

both in Wis-

consin & was

finally known 

unofficially 

as “The Bishop 

of the Whole Northwest.”

True North

              Psalm 69:7 

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, O God of Israel.

I knew right way that this was my verse, but I didn't have a  clue what to use for an image, I put that one aside and read on and came to another verse which could be it. So I came in to look for an image and there was an image and an idea …  for the original verse! Haha:  Lent is on its way   "Break up  up your fallow ground, it is time to go seeking Yahweh" (Hosea 10:12)  

St Luke the Evangelist (transferred from yesterday because the Episcopal Church rarely celebrates individual saints on a Sunday)

                                                                  The Te deum laudamus

We 

be-

lieve 

that 

you 

will  

come 

and be 

our judge.

Come, then Lord, 

and help your people

bought with the price of your precious blood

and  bring us with your saints to glory everlasting. 

St Luke,

the patron saint 

of physicians, artists, surgeons, students & butchers. His symbol is 

the ox, an animal of sacri-f

ice, because his Gospel emphasizes the atone-

ment  made by Christ’s

                     sacrifice of himself on the cross.

                 Graciously 

                  continue in

                  your Church 

                  this  love & 

                 power to heal    

                        -    Collect

The symbol of  the Order of St Luke which is dedicated to healing  in the Episcopal Church, in the Name of Jesus, our Lux (Light) Lex (Law) Dux (leader) and Rex (King)