“Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God.”

Grant us, Lord, to begin this period of Christian warfare by holy fasting;

so that we who are about to fight against the spirits of evil

may be helped and defended by self-denial, through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Wednesday: Wednesday: Evening Prayer 5:45, Low Mass 6pm, and Bible study 6:45 on the Gospel of St. John (picking up at John 4:1).

Next Sunday February 28th, Second Sunday in Lent, Morning Prayer at 9:30am; Choral Mass at 11am.

Reflections: Our Gospel tells us the events of Our Lord’s 40 days of Fast and the subsequent encounter with Satan, the spiritual overlord of this world. There are so many points for reflection within this, a lifetime of study. But what I would like to do is make the shift from our human fleshly perspective of these events, to that of Heaven and the Unseen World. (more…)

“Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God.”

Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Choral Mass with Imposition of Ashes at 6pm. A day of Obligation.

Next Sunday February 21st, First Sunday in Lent, Morning Prayer at 9:30am; Choral Mass at 11am.

Reflections: “Remember, oh man, that dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return.” Last night we had our solemn and beautiful service of Ash Wednesday. Within that solemn rite, we formally and solemnly acknowledge our wretchedness before God.  (more…)

“Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God.”

A  Bible memory verse: St. Luke viii: “But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.”

Wednesday: St Scholastica, Evening Prayer 5:45, Low Mass 6pm, and Bible study 6:45 on the Gospel of St. John (picking up at John 4:1).

Remember the next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday (a day of Obligation). Imposition of Ashes and Choral Mass begin at 6pm.

Next Sunday February 14th, Quinquagesima, Morning Prayer at 9:30am; Choral Mass at 11am.

Thank you so much to everyone who has responded with your pledges.

Reflections: In our Sexagesima Gospel Our Lord offers us the wonderful Parable of the Sower. In it he describes how most folks will respond to Him and His Word. He knew that it was going to hard for them to hear and understand. Many will hear and not really hear. Many will see and not really see.  The seed of the Word sown by the Word Himself will not be taken in … and there will be no fruit. As Scripture says, His own received Him not. Even His own disciples were perplexed. (more…)

“Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God.”

A  Bible memory verse: I Corinthians ix, “So run, that ye may obtain.”

Wednesday: Please note that there will be no services this Wednesday Feb 3rd. Your Vicar will be meeting with the +Archbishop at St.  Thomas’ in San Francisco that day. Everyone is invited to join the folks at St. Thomas’ for Mass and Bible study starting at 5:45 p.m.

Next Sunday February 7th, Sexagesima, Morning Prayer at 9:30am; Choral Mass at 11am.

Thank you so much to everyone who has responded with your pledges.

Reflections: Welcome to Shrovetide, everyone. In I Corinthians, St. Paul uses the analogy of preparing for and competing in the Isthmian Games (very like the Olympian Games) to describe what should be our model for Lenten life. “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. (more…)