In the Sundays following Epiphany 1, the Church moves us through the Scriptures in an ordinary (numbered) series of Sunday celebrations, still with an emphasis on the Father’s manifestation of Jesus of Nazareth as Son of God but in a progressive contemplation of the events of Jesus’ early ministry.
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 2C
In the Sundays following Epiphany 1, the Church moves us through the Scriptures in an ordinary (numbered) series of Sunday celebrations, still with an emphasis on the Father’s manifestation of Jesus of Nazareth as Son of God but in a progressive contemplation of the events of Jesus’ early ministry.
The Baptism of Our Lord: A Rookie Anglican Guide
Jesus began his public ministry with his baptism, administered by John the Baptist at the Jordan River. All four gospels narrate the baptism, which reveals Jesus as the Son of God and points to his work of new creation.
Hymn Guide: We Three Kings
“We Three Kings” is a festive carol that both tells the story of the magi visiting baby Jesus, and also explores the deeper significance of their gifts.
Daily Office Booklet 2025: January–April
Good news! We’ve completed the latest edition of the Daily Office Booklet. This edition will take you through Morning and Evening Prayer with the lectionary readings from January through April 2025. As always, we’ve rendered PDFs for you to print in both booklet and full-page form. Click the links below to download! Booklet Form (TAKE…
Review: Eighth Day Prayers (Volume 1)
Eighth Day Prayers: Daily Hope for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, takes the focus on Christ’s incarnation deep into the heart, inviting us to a place of deep spiritual reflection in God’s presence as we enter the darkest yet most hopeful time of the year.
Today in the Spirit: The Last Sunday of Epiphany B (Transfiguration)
On the Last Sunday of Epiphany each year, we contemplate the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. In this season of celebrating the power of God the Father to reveal the glory of the Son in the world, the various accounts of the Transfiguration in the Gospels form a bookend for the worshiper with those of the…
The Liturgical Home: The Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas)
The final feast day in the season of Epiphany is the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple. The Church also calls it the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Candlemas. This feast lands on February 2nd, falling exactly 40 days after Christmas. It wraps up…
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 5B
We continue this week following the narrative in the Gospel of Mark of Jesus’ first days of ministry in Capernaum. The church assigns Mark 1:29-39 which reports on a period covering only eighteen hours during which Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law in the afternoon (a private moment), heals many in front of the whole city (a…
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 4B
In the week of Epiphany 4, Year B, we continue our way through Mark’s narrative of our Lord’s first weeks of ministry in Galilee. Mark 1:21-28 tells the story of Jesus’ first visit to Capernaum, where, after teaching in the synagogue, he exorcizes a demon from a man in attendance. An emphasis in the story…
