The commonly received account of the martyrdom of St. Alban meets us as early as the pages of Bede’s “Ecclesiastical History” (Bk. I, chs. vii and xviii). According to this, St. Alban was a pagan living at Verulamium (now the…
Continue ReadingAlmighty God, by whose grace and power your holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even to death: Grant us, who now remember him in thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to you in this world,…
Continue ReadingO God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet…
Continue ReadingO Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives…
Continue ReadingAlmighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of…
Continue ReadingThis year’s VBS – Vacation Bible School is just around the corner. The dates are June 28 through July 2. This year we are doing a program called Dare to Be Different. Dare to be Different is a magical journey,…
Continue ReadingBernard Mizeki was born about the year 1861 in Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique). In his early teens, he escaped from his native land and went to Capetown, South Africa. There he was befriended and converted by Anglican missionaries, receiving Holy…
Continue ReadingAlmighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your holy martyr Bernard Mizeki: Grant to us, your humble servants, a like faith and power of love, that we who rejoice in his triumph…
Continue ReadingGod our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals.…
Continue ReadingGeorge Berkeley (1685-1753) was an Irish philosopher and Church of England clergyman and later a bishop. He claimed that individuals can only directly know sensations and ideas of objects, not abstractions — a view that would influence Hume, Kant, and…
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