Of One Heart and Mind
Br. Christopher's preaching on Acts 4:32-35, for Vespers on April 15, 2012.
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The One and the Many: A Royal Priesthood, a Chosen People
The preaching of Br. Chris on 1 Peter 2:9-10, for Vespers on Saturday, April 14, 2012. Read more from The One and the Many: A Royal Priesthood, a Chosen People
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Give Thanks and Rejoice
Rejoice always.
Pray without ceasing.
In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for
you in Christ Jesus. (1 Corinthians)
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Return to the Lord your God
"Return to the Lord" is the call in morning prayer for the next three days. On Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday the Scripture for the Morning Office comes from Lamentations. The poetic text lends itself well to liturgical use. The liturgy proclaims Lamentations with a hauntingly powerful call to repentance. The refrain is repeated: “Return to the Lord your God.” Read more from Return to the Lord your God
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The Sounds of Lent
If you regularly attend our prayers at St. Albert's, then you probably have noticed some musical changes each time we enter a new liturgical season. Each season has its own "flavor", so to speak, and this is true especially of Lent. Below are recent recordings of some of our prayers whose music or text is unique to the season of Lent.
"O God, Come to my assistance...": |
Media Vita: |
O Rex & Nunc Dimittis: |
I Peter Canticle: |
In Pace:
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Ave Regina Caelorum:
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A Little Lower than the Angels
"What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him little less than a god, crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him rule over the works of your hands, put all things at his feet: All sheep and oxen, even the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and whatever swims the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth!" – Psalm 8:5-10
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Theology, Art and Judgment
Typically one thinks of Advent as a time to prepare for Christ's Second Coming, since the readings of that s