February 4, 2018, The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

                   ___________Collect for V Epiphany_  

       *

  Set

  us 

  free…

  from 

  the 

  bond-

  age 

  of  

  our 

  sins &

     give us the liberty of that 

        abundant life you have made 

          known to us in your Son Jesus

                           *

                    translated into AA’s 3rd step =

                        “relieve me of the bondage of self” 

                              __________________Psalm 23:1

The 

Lord 

is my 

shepherd, 

I shall not be in want.

                  Being in want is                really different than wanting eh? 

Saturday, 3 February, 2108*

           _____________________Psalm 76:11

Make 

a 

vow 

to

 the 

Lord 

your God and keep it

* The Dorchester Chaplains:  an inter-faith group of World War 2 chaplains, Lieut-enants George Fox,  Alexander  Goode,  Clark  Poling, and John Washington,   all of whom went

down with the torpe-do’ed troop  transport on Feb 3,1943, a day before reaching their destination. 

Help us to fol-low their exam-ple, that their courageous ministry may inspire chap-lains and all who serve, to recognize your presence in the midst of peril

Second shot at Vesper Presentation

and 

it 

was 

the 

old 

people,

Simeon

and 

Anna, 

who recognized Jesus 

for Who he was. And is. 

Friday, February 2, 2018 tThe Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple also called Candlemas

                  ________Presentation Antiphon

                on Psalm 43______________

I will 

go to 

the altar 

of God, 

to the God of my joy and gladness

First vespers of the Presentation

                      ______________________Psalm 71:21 

you 

stren-

gth-

en 

me 

more 

and  

more;

you enfold and comfort me. 

Thursday morning, the first day of the second month of 2018*

___*_________________________Psalm 71:5  

You        are         my    hope,  O Lord   God,   my *    confidence since I was young.

_______________________________*______        

* Brigid of Kildare Ireland died ~523

   

   Inspire us with life and light, and give us perseverance   to serve you     all our days Collect