Sunday, February 1, 2026
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Septuagesima
The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ (Candlemas)
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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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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We facilitate nurturing environments for children and families to deepen their relationships with God.
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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | Parish House, 5th Floor
The manipulation of language unsettles our grasp of reality and sharpens the moral call to honesty and truthfulness.
11:00 a.m. | High Altar
Sung by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys.
12:30 p.m. | The Lady Chapel
We hope that you will join us for a time of fellowship.
12:30 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church
This free tour of the Church begins in the narthex following the 11am Service.
4:00 p.m. | High Altar
Sung by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys.
5:15 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church
The Sunday Recital Series is free and open to the public. Usually starting at approximately 5:15 p.m., it follows the 4 p.m. service on most Sundays during the academic term.
Monday, February 2, 2026
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8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church
Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Our Sunday hours are determined by our service and events schedule.
12:00 p.m. | The Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden
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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8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church
Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Our Sunday hours are determined by our service and events schedule.
12:00 p.m. | The Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.
5:30 p.m. | High Altar
Sung by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys.
6:15 p.m. | High Altar
This low Mass at the High Altar immediately follows Choral Evensong.
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
The Pilgrims’ Course explores the Christian Faith as the Episcopal Church has received. The classes are especially for those who wish to be received in the Episcopal Church, receive baptism and be confirmed.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Cornelius the Centurion
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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8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church
Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Our Sunday hours are determined by our service and events schedule.
12:00 p.m. | The Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.
5:30 p.m. | High Altar
Sung by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys.
6:15 p.m. | High Altar
This low Mass at the High Altar immediately follows Choral Evensong.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Saint Thomas Church
Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Our Sunday hours are determined by our service and events schedule.
12:00 p.m. | The Lady Chapel
Daily Shrine Prayers and Mass will be available via audio livestream.
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