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March 5 – Ash Wednesday – BCP

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson Ash Wednesday, Year C, March 5, 2025 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17   The day of the Lord’s righteous judgment is coming, the prophet Joel...

March 5 – Ash Wednesday – RCL

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson Ash Wednesday, Year C, March 5, 2025 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17   The day of the Lord’s righteous judgment is coming, the prophet Joel...

March 2 – Last Epiphany – BCP

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C, Feb. 2, 2025 Exodus 34:29-35   Each time Moses meets with God, there is tangible...

March 2 – Last Epiphany – RCL

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C, March 2, 2025 Exodus 34:29-35 After ascending the mountain and speaking with the...

February 23 – Epiphany 7 – BCP

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson The Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany, Year C, Feb. 23, 2025 Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Joseph tells his brothers that all that has...

February 23 – Epiphany 7 – RCL

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson The Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany, Year C, Feb. 23, 2025 Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Joseph tells his brothers that all that has...

Impenetrable to Riches

From “Poverty of Spirit to be observed amid riches,” Introduction to the Devout Life, 3.14 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the...

Letters to the Editor, January 30

Letters on Bishop Budde's sermon, immigration, the Israel-Hamas war, and political parties

Bishop Pleads for Peace in Congo

The bishop urges other parties to intervene in the long-suffering nation. His five-point plea ends simply: “People in the region want only peace.”

February 16 – Epiphany 6 – BCP

ILLUMINATION for the First Lesson The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C, Feb. 16, 2025 Jeremiah 17:5-10 Jeremiah warns that those who rely on their own...