St Isaac of Ninevah, from the 6th Century
Words from St Isaac of Ninevah, from the 6th Century This Christmas night God bestowed peace on the whole world; So let no one threaten; This is the night of the Most Gentle One – Let no one be cruel; This is the night of the Humble One – Let no one be proud. Now […]
Sermon: Holy Family Year A
Text: Matthew 2:13-15; 19-23 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen With the birth of the Christ child still fresh in our ears, we move away from the crèche and towards the reality of living in the presence of a living God. We quickly move from […]
Liturgy: Christmas Day
Christmas Day, Year A In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Grace, mercy and peace from God Our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit be with you all and also with you A child is born for us, […]
Put the Mass back into Christmas
Three Masses today: the last Mass of Advent, Vigil Mass at 7pm for those who are too frail to make Midnight or have small children and the full-on incense laden Mass of Midnight. There is also the massively popular Christingle service at 4pm today – the first evensong of Christmas and for many in this […]
Isaiah 9: the writing on the wall
An installation for Midnight Mass, 2010 at S. Thomas the Apostle, Elson: a number of projectors will silently (and slightly out of sync) project a loop of these words from the Prophet Isaiah onto the walls of the Church during the offering of the Mass to accompany the proclamation of the birth of Jesus. This […]
Another Social Networking Story of the Nativity
I think I like this one is better than the other “social networking” one going around, although they could have been more creative than “friend #1” and “friend #2” and the language is a bit stilted in places