Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Septuagesima
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Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and in our time grant us thy peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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The three Sundays prior to Ash Wednesday are not ten days apart (that would indeed be quite miraculous), but nevertheless tradition gives these three "Gesima Sundays" the prefixes of Septua (70), Sexa (60), and Quinqua (50) as a countdown toward Lent. Quinquagesima is indeed 50 days before Easter, but Sexagesima and Septua aren't quite 60 and 70. Lent itself is that 40 day period (excluding Sundays, which traditionally are not penitential) from Ash Wednesday to the Great Vigil on Holy Saturday. /p>
In 2012, Septuagesima fell on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. In 2011, Septuagesima fell on the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany. How can this be?
Epiphany is always on January 6, beginning immediately after the Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25 through January 5). We then have a period of "Sundays after Epiphany." However, the number of these Sundays after Epiphany varies because, beginning with Ash Wednesday, the church calendar switches over to its paschal cycle, which is determined not by fixed calendar dates (such as December 25, January 6 and February 2), but rather by the movable date of Easter, which the First Council of Nicaea in AD 325 established as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox. The date of Easter can fall as early as March 22 or as late as April 25. That's quite a wide range.
Therefore, the "Sundays after the Epiphany" also have a wide range, because they have to fill the gap between the fixed date of Epiphany (January 6) through to the moveable date of Ash Wednesday (always 40 days before Easter, excluding Sundays). Sometimes there are only five Sundays after the Epiphany; sometimes there are nine. However many there are, the last three are always the gesima Sundays.
So now you know why the church has historically utilized the gesima system. The gesima weeks help the faithful to transition from a fixed cycle to a paschal cycle. As soon as you see the gesima Sundays appear on the calendar, you know that Ash Wednesday, and therefore Lent, is close at hand.
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Please join us in the Parish House Living Room and Dining Room for coffee, tea and cookies following the low Mass. Meet parishioners and, if you are a guest, please sign our guest book. Nametags are available.
12:20 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
This free tour (donations are accepted) begins in the Narthex following the 11am Service.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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Brigid of Kildare
O God, whose servant Brigid, kindled with the flame of your love, became a shining light in your church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of love and discipline, and walk before you as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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8:00 a.m.
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12:10 p.m.
BrigidRite II EucharistCollect:Everliving God, we rejoice today in the fellowship of yourblessed servant Brigid, and we give you thanks for her life ofdevoted service. Inspire us with life and light, and give usperseverance to serve you all our days; through Jesus Christour Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns,one God, for...
5:30 p.m.
BrigidEvening PrayerPsalms: 6, 7 & 8Lesson: Isaiah 51:17-23Rite I EucharistCollect:Everliving God, we rejoice today in the fellowship of thyblessed servant Brigid, and we give thee thanks for her life ofdevoted service. Inspire us with life and light, and give usperseverance to serve thee all our days; through Jesus Christour Lord, who with thee and the...
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Parishioner Jeremy Waldron is offering a series of three talks on human dignity, on Mondays, January 25 through February 8. In each session Professor Waldron will give a talk of about 30 minutes, with another 30 minutes or so available for discussion.The topics are (Jan 25) Pico, Pope and Pinker (extracts from Pico della Mirandola,...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thee that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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12:10 p.m.
The Tuesday 12:10 Mass includes a healing service.The PresentationRite II EucharistCollect:Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as youronly-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, sowe may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts byJesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and theHoly Spirit, one God, now...
5:30 p.m.
The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)Collect:Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thee that,as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in thetemple, so we may be presented unto thee with pure andclean hearts by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; wholiveth and reigneth with thee and the...
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
While anyone interested in a refresher on Christian doctrine is welcome to attend, this class is especially designed for those interested in being confirmed, or curious about being confirmed and/or joining Saint Thomas Church. The course meets for fourteen Tuesday evening sessions through early May.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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Keep your church from discouragement in the day of small things, O God, in the knowledge that when you have begun a good work, you will bring it to a fruitful conclusion, just as you did for your servant Anskar; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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8:00 a.m.
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12:10 p.m.
AnskarRite II EucharistCollect:Almighty and everlasting God, you sent your servant Anskaras an apostle to the people of Scandinavia, and enabled himto lay a firm foundation for their conversion, though he didnot see the results of his labors: Keep your Church fromdiscouragement in the day of small things, knowing thatwhen you have begun a good work...
6:15 p.m.
This Low Mass at the High Altar immediately follows Evensong.
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
This class will meet on most Wednesdays through April, studying closely the central pages of Robert W. Jenson's Systematic Theology, volume one. In these pages, Jenson develops a systematic account of the Trinity in modern terms. -------------- This class is particularly for those who want to wrestle with high-octane, serious theology; it will provide a...
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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O God, who by your Spirit called Cornelius the Centurion to be the first Christian among the Gentiles: Grant to your church such a ready will to go where you send and to do what you command that the prejudices that blind us might cease, and that we might welcome all who turn to you in love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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8:00 a.m.
Cornelius the CenturionMorning PrayerPsalms: 19, 20 & 21Lesson: Genesis 23:1-20Rite I EucharistCollect:O God, who by thy Spirit didst call Cornelius the Centurionto be the first Christian among the Gentiles: Grant to thyChurch, we beseech thee, such a ready will to go where thoudost send and to do what thou dost command, that underthy guidance it...
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