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The Ascension of Our Lord

Acts 1.1-11 + Mark 16.14-20 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Forty days after Christ’s resurrection He ascends to the right hand of God, the Father almighty. Being spatially minded people … Continue reading

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Rogate, the 5th Sunday Easter

James 1.22–27 + John 16.23-30 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. On the fifth Sunday after Easter, we are still in the upper room with Jesus, on the night in which … Continue reading

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Cantate, the 4th Sunday after Easter

John 16:5-15 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. On the night in which our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed He tells His disciples He is going away. Naturally, this news saddens … Continue reading

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Jubilate, the 3rd Sunday after Easter

1 Peter 2.11–20 and John 16.16–23a Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today’s gospel lesson—and the gospels for the rest of the Easter season—takes us back to the night in which … Continue reading

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Misericordias Domini, the 2nd Sunday after Easter

1 Peter 2.21-25 & John 10.11-16 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “I am the good shepherd.” With these words, Jesus separates Himself from all the wicked, lazy hirelings who had … Continue reading

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Quasimodo Geniti, the 1st Sunday after Easter

John 20.19-31 Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia! The women did their job. They told the disciples that Jesus was not in the tomb, that He had risen. Peter and John raced there to find it just as … Continue reading

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The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Day)

1 Corinthians 5.6-8 & Mark 16.1-8 Grace to you and peace from God and Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome go to Jesus’ tomb early on the day after the … Continue reading

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Maundy Thursday

1 Corinthians 11.23-32 & John 13.1-15 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. On the Thursday of Holy Week, Christ leaves His disciples with a commandment. Jesus tells them in John 13:34, … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday, the 6th Sunday in Lent

Philippians 2.5-11 and Matthew 21:1-9 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. On Palm Sunday Jesus rode into Jerusalem riding a colt. The prophet Zechariah had foretold that Zion’s king would enter … Continue reading

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Wednesday after Judica (Lord’s Prayer: Doxology & Amen)

Luke 11:1-13Lord’s Prayer: Doxology & Amen Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Before we say “Amen” to all we have asked, we typically praise our Father who art in heaven with … Continue reading

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