Feb

21

“I have ascended to the highest in me, and look…..

February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“I have ascended to the highest in me, and look!
The Lord is towering above that.
In my curiosity I have descended to explore my lowest depths,
yet I found God even deeper.
If I looked outside myself,
I saw God stretching beyond the furthest I could see;
and if I looked within,
God was yet further within.
Then I knew the truth […]

Feb

21

Prelates Appeal for Easter Sunday Rest

February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

New Zealand Is Asked to Keep Restrictions
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, FEB. 21, 2007 - Bishops have asked Parliament to avoid putting profit over people, as legislation aiming to lift work restrictions on Good Friday and Easter Sunday is soon to be debated.
“We believe that if restricted trading on Easter Sunday — and Good Friday — is […]

Feb

21

The First Day of Lent

February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

COMMONLY CALLED
Ash Wednesday
Matt 6:16
A Sermon of St John Chrysostom on the Gospel
(a portion of Homily XX in Vol X, NPNF (1st))
Matthew Chapter 6, Verse 16
“And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.”
Here it were well to sigh […]