As we move into the heart of Lent, the overall theme of the readings and Collects is repentance from sin and surrender to God. The Gospel readings feature a variety of teachings of Jesus, mostly coming in response to argumentation from the disciples, the crowds and the religious leaders as he moves his ministry closer…
Today in the Spirit: Lent 1C
We have moved now to Lent, a season of penitence in preparation for Holy Week and the careful contemplation of Jesus’ crucifixion. The propers for Sundays in Lent 1 make, as it were, an onramp to the lenten journey, which we have been invited to join from Ash Wednesday. We follow Jesus’ footsteps first through…
Today in the Spirit: Last Sunday in Epiphany (Transfiguration) C
The Anglican Church concludes Epiphany by reflecting on the Transfiguration of Jesus, focusing on Luke 9:28-36. This event teaches about faith and the call to discipleship, paralleling Moses’ radiant face after meeting God. The readings emphasize the importance of love and grace in the community of believers, urging actions rooted in compassion.
Today in the Spirit: World Missions Sunday C
In our BCP 2019, we have the required liturgical observation of a World Mission Sunday every year during Epiphany.
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 6C
The Church perceives the Gospel narratives of Jesus’ call to his first disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee to be so crucial we must hear it on a Sunday in Epiphany every year.
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 5C
The Church perceives the Gospel narratives of Jesus’ call to his first disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee to be so crucial we must hear it on a Sunday in Epiphany every year.
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 4C
After considering in worship our Lord’s baptism and the events of his ministry while still in Judea, we move ahead in the Epiphany season to the accounts of the revelation of the Son of God in Galilee.
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 3C
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.
Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 1C
Epiphany might be understood as the celebration of God the Father’s excellence in marketing the presence of his Son in the world.
