Entrance Antiphon Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless. From the deceitful and cunning rescue me, for you, O God, are my strength. The Collect By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, your Son handed himself over to death. Through our LordContinue reading “Propers for the 5th Sunday of Lent, 22nd March 2026”
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Sermon for Lent 4 (Mothering Sunday) Year A, 15th March 2026
Today, the 4th Sunday of Lent, is a day that we, in the Church, keep as Mothering Sunday. And for us, in the Church, it is Mothering Sunday and not Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is a 20th-Century American secular celebration, whereas Mothering Sunday is a Christian celebration that dates back to at least the 8th Century. The idea of Mothering SundayContinue reading “Sermon for Lent 4 (Mothering Sunday) Year A, 15th March 2026”
Propers for Lent 3, 8th March 2026
Entrance Antiphon My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor. The Collect O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness, who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving have shown us a remedy for sin, look graciously on this confession of ourContinue reading “Propers for Lent 3, 8th March 2026”
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