Brothers and sisters in Christ, Before I start the actual “Ramblings”: I am going to be heading up to Maryland for several days, to see my family – including, hopefully, all three of my grand-nephews! I will be returning, Lord willing, at some point in the afternoon...

The Sunday called Sexagesima,or the second Sunday before Lent.The Book of Common Prayer 1928.   The Collect. O LORD God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity;...

  Sunday, February 5th, in this year of our Lord 2023, is the Sunday known in our Anglican Tradition as "Septuagesima Sunday," being approximately 70 days prior to the feast of our Lord's Resurrection. It begins the season known as Pre-Lent, or sometimes...

Brothers and sisters in Christ, "It is not the Court of Star Chamber or of High Commission which we commemorate today; it is the sentence, the axe, and the block, and the royal blood staining the January snow." – Ronald A. Knox   January 30th is observed in many...

The Propers for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany.The Book of Common Prayer 1928. The Collect. O GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright; Grant to us such...

The Propers for the Third Sunday after Epiphany as found in The Book of Common Prayer 1928. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us;...

Propers for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany.The Book of Common Prayer 1928. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, While as I have said previously, an argument can be made for continuing at least some limited observations until the conclusion of the Nativity Cycle on February 2nd – Candlemas, the feast of The Presentation of Christ in the...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, is one of those Prayer Book feasts – “red-letter days,” as they used to be called, when liturgical books were printed more often in two colors – that often gets short...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This Sunday, January 1st, 2023, is not only New Year's Day in the secular calendar, but it is far more importantly to our faith the First Sunday after Christmas, and the feast of the Circumcision of our Lord and Saviour Jesus...