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Daily Office Booklet 2022: May through August
Editor's Note: The first version of this volume contained an error regarding the dates and readings for Ascension and Pentecost. This error has been corrected. We've completed the latest edition [...]
The History of the Easter Week Collects
Easter is a long season of feasting, lasting a full 50 days. And the celebration is especially pronounced in the first week after Easter, often called Easter Week or Bright [...]
Ecstasy at the Empty Tomb
The Empty Tomb All four gospels depict the surprise of the women when they find the empty tomb. But Mark gives the most specific and intense description of the women's [...]
Behind the Hymn: Ah, Holy Jesus
One of our deeply moving Holy Week hymns is "Ah, holy Jesus." The text was written by Johann Heerman, a 17th century Lutheran pastor and poet, as a translation and [...]
The History of the Holy Week Collects
In this post we outline the history of the Holy Week Collects, which are found on pages 607-609 of the Book of Common Prayer 2019. In researching this topic, we drew especially [...]
The Way of the Cross: An Invitation to Holy Week
Holy Week is the high mark of the church's liturgical year. In it we celebrate Jesus' final week in Jerusalem, from his arrival on Palm Sunday to his death on [...]
Daily Office Booklet 2022: January through April (Josh’s Last Booklet)
I've recently completed the latest edition of the Daily Office Booklet. This "volume" will take you from January through April 2022. Click the links below to download! DOB_2022_Volume 1_January through [...]
The Great Commandment
Notes on the lectionary with Deacon Lincoln Anderson. Visit the series page. And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, [...]
Catechize Like a Deacon
“You have entreated me, brother Deogratias, to send you something in writing which might be of use to you on the question of instructing beginners in the faith. As you [...]
Your Faith has made you well
Notes on the Lectionary with Deacon Lincoln Anderson. Visit the series page at AnglicanCompass.com/NotesOnTheLectionary And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him, [...]
