https://anglicancompass.com/wp-admin/edit.phpThe “Christ Candle” is the large white candle in the middle of an Advent wreath. On the four Sundays of Advent, you’ll see the Advent wreath at the Anglican Church. Around it will be four candles, either purple or blue (and sometimes one is pink!). And in the center is a large white candle. That’s…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent; Annunciation, A Collect Reflection
Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and as we are sorely hindered by our sins from running the race that is set before us, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to…
How to Lead a Daily Office Service (Morning or Evening Prayer) for a Group
Daily Office: Easier Said (Alone) than Done (With a Group)! In the interests of making the Daily Office (Morning and Evening Prayer) more accessible, I’ve been putting together Daily Office Booklets for a while now. Ideally, with just a Bible and a booklet, you should be able to work your way through both Morning and…
The Third Sunday in Advent: A Collect Reflection
This post, in addition to being a part of Rookie Anglican, is part of a series on the Collects of the Christian Year (ACNA), called “Collect Reflections.” If you’re just jumping in, make sure to check out the introductory post, “Announcing Collect Reflections.” All Collect Reflection posts can be found here. Advent By now, if you’ve been…
The Second Sunday in Advent: A Collect Reflection
This post is part of a series on the Collects of the Christian Year (ACNA), called “Collect Reflections.” If you’re just jumping in, make sure to check out the introductory post, “Announcing Collect Reflections.” All Collect Reflection posts can be found here. Collect for the Second Sunday in Advent Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures…
The First Sunday in Advent: A Collect Reflection
This post, in addition to being a part of Rookie Anglican, is part of a series on the Collects of the Christian Year (ACNA), called “Collect Reflections.” If you’re just jumping in, make sure to check out the introductory post, “Announcing Collect Reflections.” All Collect Reflection posts can be found here. Collect for the First Sunday in…
A Collect Reflection for Christ the King Sunday
What “restoration” does the collect allude to? Why does it talk about “peoples” of the earth? What is the relationship between the Father and the Son in the latter’s “gracious rule”? Let me try to explain.
Week of the Sunday from Nov 13 to Nov 19; Proper 28, A Collect Reflection
It’s almost the end of the year. No, really. When I first became Anglican, I had little understanding of the church’s calendar. I knew that Advent was a thing that meant I should hold off on Christmas carols. I knew that Lent was a thing that meant I should give up something for 40 days….
Week of the Sunday from Nov 6 to Nov 12; Proper 27, A Collect Reflection
Why did God become human? Many theologians have asked this question throughout the centuries. Perhaps most famously, St. Anselm (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 until 1109, by the way) wrote an entire work on the topic: Cur Deus Homo? (“Why was God a Man?”). Now, according to Anselm, God became a human in order to pay humanity’s…
Week of the Sunday from Oct 30 to Nov 5; Proper 26, A Collect Reflection
It’s November now, and as leaves fall from the trees, so the days begin to pass by more quickly and we enter a season of busyness. It is a sad truth that what ought to be a season of rising anticipation often becomes for us a season of dread. We worry about travel, we worry…
