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Running a little behind on #ShavuotLive commentary (I did sleep a little --- but left the zoom running in my sleep in the hopes I would get some #Torah inspiration by osmosis).
For hour #11 we heard from Martín Di Maggio (from the The Spinoza Havurah and Humanistic Judaism UK) who spoke about "An Unbound Siddur: How a Person-Centred Non-Theistic Siddur Is Coming Together"
I was obviously biased (I work often with Martin and am a big fan of his liturgy), but session in particular was a delight, especially see fellow participants in the session get to experience, for the first time, hearing non-theistic liturgy that fits the rhythmic structure of the traditional liturgy (making it possible to use traditional nusach and other tunes).
Attention, nerds of #liturgy and sacramental #theology: this is a very good article about American #Anglican eucharistic theology. (Also, I call "American Epiclesis" as a band name! You can't have it!)
https://livingchurch.org/covenant/american-anglicans-one-body-united-by-one-spirit/
The Living Church · American Anglicans: One Body United by One Spirit? - The Living ChurchSince 1789, Anglicans in the United States, spanning a wide range, have had the invocation of the Holy Spirit as part of their Eucharistic prayers.
I realized recently that in my several years here at Saint Maryʻs, Iʻd not done (to my recollection) a class on Baptism. So consider this a bit of #Baptism 101 for those interested (and join us live at 6:00 pm Hawaiʻi time, or whenever after).
#Christian #Episcopal #Anglican #Church #sacraments #theology #Bible #liturgy #salvation #gospel
https://www.europesays.com/uk/112248/ The rite for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of Leo XIV #Church #liturgy #mass #PopeLeoXIV #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #Royals #Vatican
Back from vacation and pleased to say that I didn’t stumble, forget the sermon, or spill any wine.
Sermon topic: Abundance and partnership in Jesus’ charge to feed, tend, and feed.
#Episcopal #Liturgy #Sermons #SLECBuffalo
28 April: Blessed Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Guggeri Echeverría
WORKING TRANSLATION*
April 28
BLESSED MARIA FELICIA OF JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Virgin
Optional Memorial
Blessed Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament (Maria Felicia Guggiari Echeverría), commonly known as Chiquitunga, was born in Villarrica del Espiritu Santo, Paraguay on January 12, 1925. At the age of 16, she enthusiastically joined Catholic Action and took care of the elderly, the sick, and prisoners. This fruitful apostolic experience, supported by the daily Eucharist, resulted in her consecration to the Lord. She entered the Carmel of Asunción on February 2, 1955, characterized by a life of dedication, deep humility, and great generosity, enveloped in a healthy joy; the motto of her life was: “I OFFER EVERYTHING TO YOU, LORD”. She died at the age of 34, accepting her illness with serenity. She was beatified on June 23, 2018, by the delegate of Pope Francis, Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B.
From the Common of Virgins
Office of Readings
Second Reading
From the writings of Blessed Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
(Positio, vol. II. Diarios Íntimos; pp. 323, 311, 308, 295, 54, 319, 294, 320, 335; Ltr. 47, p. 622; Ltr. 2b, p. 376)
Amidst all this, I feel that the apostolate, whether of prayer or of action, is my vocation
Amidst all this, I feel that the apostolate, whether of prayer or of action, is my vocation. My consecration to the Lord is done; nothing belongs to me anymore, nor do I belong to myself…. But why do I worry, Lord? If I have given myself to You and abandoned myself to You, what do I fear? My Jesus, my only Master, true Master of all my love, for whom I have given and surrendered and accepted ALL! I too would like one day to become a Saint. Give me strength for the struggle and above all give me much, much love, ardent love for You, Eucharistic Jesus, for the Ideal, for souls, make me a true apostle. In all the works I am doing, I try to put the seal of our Christian spirit, because I want everything to be saturated with Christ, and wherever I am, I can leave a ray of His light…. Not because it is me, You know that, Lord!
There, there I intend to be and to fulfill the Holy Father’s request: The presence of the Christian woman in today’s world, and to work until the day has twenty-five hours, until I fall surrendered with happiness for having had everything and having given everything, especially this affection, Lord, which, renewing my offering, I place it once again at your feet: I offer you everything, Lord! I saw myself more than once walking calmly… walking through homes, lavishing even just a smile as a spontaneous fruit of the grace pulsating in our souls, lighting up our bosom with Love, Divine Love. To be apostles, Lord, what a beautiful dream. I never imagined that I would be so happy, bringing comfort to those whose pain makes our life possible.
I want to embrace everything. May I always have a song and a smile on my lips, even if in my heart I bear the wounds of disappointment and misunderstanding, and even if everything around me collapses, may I sing your glories and say to you, “Thank you, Lord!” I am relatively calmer, almost indifferent, as if absent from all things. Above all, I want to increase my life of union with my God, deep intimacy, which I find quite difficult. How much I would really like to converse with Him, without worrying about times, moments, and places! I need it so much that I hope to be able to have those days to fill myself with my God and then be able to overflow his word, his example, his life in all souls!
I, on the other hand, have already decided on my vocation: I do not see my happiness outside of a total surrender, of abnegation and sacrifice, and of constant immolation of my life for the glory of God and the salvation of souls and the sanctification of priests!
On Wednesday, February 2, with a simple ceremony, God and the Virgin Mary willing, I will leave everything behind me, to embrace Him alone, the only one who can satisfy the unfathomable anxieties of the heart. My God, Most Holy Trinity, Jesus Crucified, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, I will ask only one thing of you, for the rest, the rest will truly come to me and you will give it to me in addition. What I ask for is Love to be able to love, and with it, I will lack nothing, I will have nothing to spare.
Responsory
R/. Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. * Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord (alleluia).
V/. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him. * Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord (alleluia).
Prayer (Official)
O God,
who in the Virgin Blessed Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
gave us an excellent witness of love towards your Son
grant, that, following her example
we may live in the spirit of the beatitudes
and offer our lives for your glory and the salvation of the world.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
*This working translation from the Spanish text is the blogger’s own work product, provided as a reference for our readers. This office is based on the official Spanish text, kindly provided by the Central American Province of the Discalced Carmelite Friars; the Discalced Carmelite General Curia provided the closing prayer. We await the complete official English translation approved by the Holy See.
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb ….
It’ll be a little light because we’re starting at 6:00 am (I couldn’t convince people to be at church at 5:30 am). But morning is still the best time for the #EasterVigil
#Episcopal #Easter #Liturgy #SLECBuffalo #PriestLife
In these dark times I figured it was worthwhile to write something a little more light and hopeful. I love corny earnestness in #Christianity and so I wanted to share with you all a bit about my favorite examples of Retrofuturism enshrined in the liturgy of the Episcopal Church
The Catechetic Converter · Space Age Prayer: Retrofuturism In The Episcopal LiturgyI have a confession: I love earnest and even corny religious things. Saints candles, gaudy lenticular reproductions of DaVinci’s The La...
Good morning good people!
"Unto God be praise and glory:
To the Father and the Son,
To the eternal Spirit, honour
Now and evermore be done;
Praise and glory in the highest,
While the timeless ages run."
From the hymn in today's Hour of Lauds
Today the altar guild met at 3:00 to zoom with my daughter who gave instructions on folding #PalmCrosses. Then we moved into the church and rehearsed for the #MaundyThursday stripping of the altar and changed all the hangings to red and cross coverings to black.
I got home at 6:00.
#HolyWeek is almost here.
At #SLECBuffalo :
the #Lent5 bulletin is finished and the #GreatLitany procession has been mapped out;
the #PalmSunday bulletin has been completed;
the #MaundyThursday bulletin is close to being finished.
We’re getting close to having a relaxing #HolyWeek
#Liturgy #Episcopal #PriestLife
I am not the world’s most spatially adept guy. Because of that, I just spent a much longer time than necessary mapping out the procession for the #GreatLitany this coming Sunday.
#Liturgy #SLECBuffalo #Worship #PriestLife
Watching my home directory sync to my file server as part of my backup process, I noticed that #Thunderbird has a file called AlternateServices.bin and my first thought was, "We switched to Common Worship in 2000."
No, nothing awkward about Morning Prayer on 30 January for a republican parliamentarian. Why do you ask?
One of my last posts before I go to bed tonight.... I think the moment in prostrations when we lift our hands up is, for whatever reason, always a magical moment for me.
#Buddhism #zen #meditation #liturgy
What would you call a Christmas Eve service that alternates between reading selections from the Christmas story and communal singing of hymns? (One song per reading.) What name would you give that format?
This is my number one lifehack for #liturgy. Microsoft products reliably do the worst possible thing when you copy rich media from one application to another. Copying text from one format of liturgy to another? Hey, I'll automatically give you a weird mix of both formats! You chose 'keep text only': I'll insert fifty-seven blanks lines and some indents between every paragraph!
This runs in the background, automatically forcing the paste buffer to be plain text only. And then (mostly) everything works much nicer.
Totally unhelpful if you're copying and pasting images though 
Feeling unsettled today. I’m trying to make sense of a lot of things. A conversation with a friend about prayer and God seems to have stirred something deep in me, something I can’t fully name. She said that prayer broke something off me last night, that scripture and God’s promises have power if we claim them. She also said that sometimes we cause our own struggles by not trusting those promises. I’m thankful for the love in her words, but they’ve left me wrestling with some questions.
I’ve often been told that my faith isn’t strong enough, that if I just believed more, I’d see healing or change. That narrative weighs heavily, especially when prayer feels hollow. It can feel like a way for people—including myself—to avoid real action. If someone’s struggling, isn’t it more meaningful to do something to help them rather than saying, “I’ll pray for you”? And how do we even discern what’s God’s action versus our own? My friend says she feels things in her spirit, but isn’t that just another word for opinion?
The God I’ve known and trusted has shaped my life, but the version of God I hear about in church—the one who demands worship or threatens hell—feels hard to reconcile. Love, at least as I understand it, shouldn’t be conditional. Why would a loving God need belief to extend love? Why would God punish someone for walking a different path? I know the “free will” argument, but I still can’t make it sit comfortably.
What resonates with me is the beauty and grounding of liturgy. Chant, structure, moments of stillness—these connect me to something bigger. I’ve also been drawn to traditions that embrace the inner work of faith—the slow, unspoken transformations that happen not through dramatic moments but through small, persistent acts of love and reflection. Faith that allows space for honesty and questions feels truer to me than faith that demands answers.
I’ve come to realise that some struggles aren’t meant to be fixed overnight, and no amount of pressure or prayer will force them to disappear. Instead, maybe the work of faith is to make space for all of it—the questions, the doubts, the pain—and allow something to shift in its own time.
I don’t have all the answers, but maybe faith isn’t about that. It’s about showing up, even in uncertainty. The God I’ve experienced is still there, even if the constructs around him feel shaky. Perhaps faith is less about certainty and more about seeking truth and meaning in the complexity of it all.