Today we observe the ancient church holiday dedicated to Mary Magdalene. You may remember that Mary Magdalene was one of the faithful women who followed Jesus during His incarnate earthly ministry. As we heard in the Gospel reading a few moments ago, Mary was among the women who went to the tomb early in the morning on the third day following Jesus’ death. When she did so, she saw that the stone that had previously blocked the entrance of the tomb had been rolled away. …For more, click on the title above.
Category: Worship
Trinity 8_2026
Trinity 8
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The words of man and the Word of God
With the rapid development of technology, communication has drastically changed over the years. It was not all that long ago that your only options for relaying information were to send a letter through the mail, send a telegram message, or simply going to speak with the person face-to-face. But, due to technological advancements we now have small devices in our pockets that can send emails and text messages, make calls, and can even make video calls. …For more, click on the title above.
‘Let all the earth fear the Lord’
Well, what do you think? Is it a good idea to lead with the LAW? Of Him all the inhabitants of the world should be in dread.
I guess one could say that it does grab one’s attention. But if that was all we heard it would leave us living a life of fear and trepidation. One can justify having these words as the antiphon, if, as we have discussed especially during this year of the Psalm, it points to the theme of the Divine Service. But this can only be true when it is guaranteed that these words will be expounded on and not just left hanging for people to figure out what they mean…and especially, what they mean to you….For more, click on the title above.
Trinity 7_2026
Trinity 7
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Freed to not sin
God declares Christians innocent and blameless in Christ
Today, as usual, we have heard the tone set for the theme of the four primary readings appointed for this week. That was, as usual, delivered into our ears from the five-centuries-old Collect prayer. There we confessed that we all are poor, wretched sinners. We then declared to ourselves—not to God for He knows all things—why we continue to find ourselves in such a state. From that, we implored God to grant us His forgiveness and the Holy Spirit’s cleansing. That we did with the biblical understanding that those marvelous treasures God continues to deliver to us through our hearing His Holy Word….For more, click on the title above.
Trinity 6_2026
Trinity 6
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Blessings we inherit
Called by the Lord
“The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; You hold my lot.” As you heard earlier when Pastor chanted it, this is the antiphon for today’s Psalm. This verse was selected to be the antiphon for the same reason that every antiphon is selected during the Year of the Psalm. The antiphon is selected because it best represents and ties together the message and readings for the day. …For more, click on the title above.