Second Prayer of St. John Damascene
I stand before the doors of Thy sanctuary, yet I do not put away my terrible thoughts. But O Christ our God, Who didst justify the Publican, and have mercy on the Canaanite woman, and didst open the gates of Paradise to the Thief, open to me the depths of [...]
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In Preparation for Holy Communion pt. II
Posted in Liturgical on August 12, 2006 | 2 Comments »
In preparation for Holy Communion…
Posted in Liturgical on August 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I often forget how important the Eucharist is to the Church and, consequently, to the human soul. It is the means of participating the Divine as Christ mysteriously dwells among and with us; and this participation is indeed because of his grace. So today and tomorrow I will post two prayers of St. John Damascene. [...]
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Directory of Public Worship
Posted in Liturgical on June 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Since I have previously posted something on worship, I thought I’d keep the topic rolling. Here is the DRAFT copy of the ARP Directory of Public Worship that is currently being evaluated by “members, churches, and presbyteries”. Take a look and I would like some feed back as well:
The Directory of Public Worship [...]
Trading the Sacred for the Fashionable
Posted in Liturgical, Sacraments on May 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
“While the unwritten traditions are so many and their bearing on ‘the mystery of godliness’ is so important, can they refuse us a single word which has come down to us from the Fathers; which we found, derived from untutored custom, abiding in unperverted churches; a word for which contributes in no small degree to [...]
