Easter Tuesday

Tuesday in Easter Week

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with reverence the Paschal feast, may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Acts xiii. 26. -- St. Luke xxiv. 36.

by Jesus all that believe are justified

Re: Centurio Epistula Monday in Easter Week

 

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Fellow Centurions,

Check out this from a fellow Centurion;

 

The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.

C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis

 

Monday in Easter Week

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!...The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

Monday in Easter Week

O GOD, whose blessed Son did manifest himself to his disciples in the breaking of bread; Open, we pray thee, the eyes of our faith, that we may behold thee in all thy works; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

He took bread, and brake it, and gave it to them.
And their eyes were opened and they knew him.

Acts x. 34 -- St. Luke xxiv. 13

Easter Day: Homily of Augustine

 Easter Day

CHRIST our Passover is sacrificed for us: * therefore let us keep the feast, Not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; * but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7.

CHRIST being raised from the dead dieth no more; * death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: * but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, * but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 9.

CHRIST is risen from the dead, * and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, * by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, * even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Colossians iii. 1. St. John xx. 1& Homily of Augustine.

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early...
and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre

Easter Even

GRANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection; for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Job xiv.1, Psalm 16, , St. Peter iii. 17, St. Matthew xxvii. 57.

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Good Friday

ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified; Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may truly and godly serve thee; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

O MERCIFUL God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor desirest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all who know thee not as thou art revealed in the Gospel of thy Son. Take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy fold, that they may be made one flock under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Genisis xxii. 1, Psalm 22, Hebrews x. 1., & St John xix. 1

Maundy Thursday

 

Thursday before Easter, commonly called

Maundy Thursday
(Commandment Thursday)

ALMIGHTY Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, did institute the Sacrament of his Body and Blood; Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him, who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge of life eternal; the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

1 Corinthians xi. 23.   St. John 15:12-17

"Greater love has no one than this"

Wednesday before Easter

ASSIST us mercifully with thy help, O Lord God of our salvation; that we may enter with joy upon the meditation of those mighty acts, whereby thou hast given unto us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hebrews ix. 16   St. Luke xxii. 1.

 He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one

Tuesday before Easter

 

Tuesday before Easter

O LORD God, whose blessed Son, our Saviour, gave his back to the smiters and hid not his face from shame; Grant us grace to take joyfully the sufferings of the present time, in full assurance of the glory that shall be revealed; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Isaiah i:5     Mark xv. 1.

Lactantius History of the Labarum and Milvian Bridge

You might like to read an account of the Labarum that was written much earlier that Eusibius' History. I have copied one chapter concerning it below. It comes from the Christian Lactantius ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08736a.htm ) who was a tutor to Constantine’s son, and is written here in "Of the Manner in Which Persecutors Died" http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-07/anf07-15.htm#P3916_1567226. Chapters before this one give one a good history of the events that led up to the the Civil War and intrigue with Constantine’s own family.

Chapter XLIV.

And now a civil war broke out between Constantine and Maxentius. Although Maxentius kept himself within Rome, because the soothsayers had foretold that if he went out of it he should perish, yet he conducted the military operations by able generals. In forces he exceeded his adversary; for he had not only his father's army, which deserted from Severus, but also his own, which he had lately drawn together out of Mauritania and Italy. They fought, and the troops of Maxentius prevailed. At length Constantine, with steady courage and a mind prepared for every event, led his whole forces to the neighbourhood of Rome, and encamped them opposite to the Milvian bridge. The anniversary of the reign of Maxentius approached, that is, the sixth of the kalends of November, [27 Oct] and the fifth year of his reign was drawing to an end.

Constantine was directed in a dream to cause the heavenly sign to be delineated on the shields of his soldiers, and so to proceed to battle. He did as he had been commanded, and he marked on their shields the letter X, with a perpendicular line drawn through it and turned round thus at the top, being the cipher of Christ. Having this sign ( ), his troops stood to arms. The enemies advanced, but without their emperor, and they crossed the bridge. The armies met, and fought with the utmost exertions of valour, and firmly maintained their ground. In the meantime a sedition arose at Rome, and Maxentius was reviled as one who had abandoned all concern for the safety of the commonweal; and suddenly, while he exhibited the Circensian games on the anniversary of his reign, the people cried with one voice, "Constantine cannot be overcome!" Dismayed at this, Maxentius burst from the assembly, and having called some senators together, ordered the Sibylline books to be searched. In them it was found that:-

"On the same day the enemy of the Romans should perish."
Led by this response to the hopes of victory, he went to the field. The bridge in his rear was broken down. At sight of that the battle grew hotter. The hand of the Lord prevailed, and the forces of Maxentius were routed. He fled towards the broken bridge; but the multitude pressing on him, he was driven headlong into the Tiber.

This destructive war being ended, Constantine was acknowledged as emperor, with great rejoicings, by the senate and people of Rome. And now he came to know the perfidy of Daia; for he found the letters written to Maxentius, and saw the statues and portraits of the two associates which had been set up together. The senate, in reward of the valour of Constantine, decreed to him the title of Maximus (the Greatest), a title which Daia had always arrogated to himself. Daia, when he heard that Constantine was victorious and Rome freed, expressed as much sorrow as if he himself had been vanquished; but afterwards, when he heard of the decree of the senate, he grew outrageous, avowed enmity towards Constantine, and made his title of the Greatest a theme of abuse and raillery.

in hoc signo vinces
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Classical Greek and Latin Salutations and Closings

Omnibus salutem dicit Marcus primus pilus

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Classical Salutations and Closings
in Greek and Roman Letters,
Adapted to Electronic Mail

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/OM/CSC.html#valetudinis

 

Monday before Easter

ALMIGHTY God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified; Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Isaiah lxiii. 1. St. Mark xiv. 1.

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The Monday before Easter

 ALMIGHTY God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified; Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Isaiah lxiii. 1. St. Mark xiv. 1.

Passion Sunday

The Fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly called
Passion Sunday

WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Isaiah i. 10, Psalm li., Hebrews ix. 11, St. John viii. 46.

An Homily by Gregory the Great - Pope [ca 600]

DEARLY beloved brethren, consider the gentleness of God. He came to take away sin, and he saith: Which of you convinceth me of sin? He, who in virtue of his Godhead was able to justify sinners, did not disdain to shew by an appeal to reason that he was not himself a sinner. But verily the words which he addeth are exceeding awesome: He that is of God heareth God's words; ye, therefore, hear them not, because ye are not of God. Wherefore, if he that is of God, heareth God's words, and if one who is not of God, is not able to hear God's words, let each one ask himself: Do I, in the ear of my heart, hear God's words, and understand whose words they are? The Truth commandeth us to long for a fatherland in heaven, to bridle the lusts of the flesh, to turn away from the glory of the world, to covet no man's goods, and to bestow freely of our own.

LET each of you, therefore, think within himself if this voice of God soundeth loud in the ear of his heart for thereby will he know whether he be of God. Some there be, whom it pleaseth not to hear the commandments of God, even with their bodily ears. And some there be, who receive the same with their bodily ears, but whose heart is far from them. And some also there be, who hear the words of God with joy, so that they are moved thereby even to tears. But when their fit of weeping is past they turn again to iniquity. They who despise to do the words of God certainly cannot be said to hear them. Wherefore, dearly beloved brethren, call up your own life before your mind's eye, and then ponder with trembling those awful words which the mouth of the Truth spake: Ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

THE Truth speaketh these words concerning the reprobate. But the reprobate make manifest the same thing concerning themselves, by their evil deeds. Thus immediately followeth: Then answered the Jews, and said unto him: Say we not well that thou are a Samaritan and has a devil? Hear now what the Lord saith to so great an insult: I have not a devil, but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. The Lord said: I have not a devil. But he did not say: I am not a Samaritan. For in a sense a Samaritan he was indeed, since the word Samaritan is by interpretation a Watcher, and the Lord is that Watcher, of whom the Psalmist saith, that except he keep the city, any other watchman waketh but in vain. He also is that Watchman unto who crieth Isaiah: Watchman, what of the night, Watchman, what of the night? Wherefore the Lord did not say: I am not a Samaritan. But: I have not a devil. Two charges were brought against him. One he denied. To the other his silence gave assent.

Homily: Anglican Breviary for Passion Sunday

The Sixth Sunday in Lent
Palm Sunday

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Zechariah ix. 9, Psalm 24, Philippians ii. 5. St. Matthew xxvii. 1.

Extract of the Homily of St. John Chrysostom [ca 400] on Matthew xxvii. ( http://www.chrysostom.org/ )

How great signs He had wrought, some from Heaven, some on earth, some in the very temple, at once marking His indignation, and at the same time showing that what were unapproachable are now to be entered, and that Heaven shall be opened; and the work removed to the true Holy of Holies. And they indeed said, “If He be the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross,” but He shows that He is King of all the world. And whereas those men said, “Thou that destroyest this temple, and buildest it in three days,” He shows that it shall be made forever desolate. Again they said, “He saved others, Himself He cannot save,” but He while abiding on the cross proved this most abundantly on the bodies of His servants. For if for Lazarus to rise on the fourth day was a great thing, how much more for all those who had long ago fallen asleep, at once to appear alive, which was a sign of the future resurrection. For, “many bodies of the saints which slept, arose,” it is said, “and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.” For in order that what was done might not be accounted to be an imagination, they appear, even to many, in the city. And the Centurion too then glorified God, saying, “Truly this was a righteous man. And the multitudes that came together to that sight, returned beating their breasts.” So great was the power of the crucified, that after so many mockings, and scoffs, and jeers, both the centurion was moved to compunction, and the people. And some say that there is also a martyrdom of this centurion**, who after these things grew to manhood in the faith.

** Longinus [15Mar] the Centurion of Calvary that the order recognizes as one of the three key centurions

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Quit Ye Like Men

 

In my lectionary, this morning's NT lesson was 1 Cor 16:1-14.(given below) In verses13-14, Paul encouraged the... In my lectionary, this morning's NT lesson was 1 Cor 16:1-14.(given below) In verses13-14, Paul encouraged the Church as follows:

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.

As I reflected on these verses, it occurred to me that many of those "centurions"  that we list on our Calendar and History pages, and who we remember in the Order of Centurions, are remembered best for these very attributes.

I have an article posted on our links page entitled "Quit Ye Like Men" written by Rusty Lee Thomas that I recommend to you.

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3addf46361cc.htm

 

READING:

 

I Corinthians 16:1-14

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.

 

The Origins of Lent - Early Church - Bible

 

The Order of Centurions was formed in part " to encourage the practice of a simple, ancient form of worship". 

 

I commend this article featured on Orthodoxy Today which clearly shows that fasting was practiced as a part of preparation for baptism in the New Testament and  Early Church. 

 

The tradition of the 40-days Great Fast of Lent was made part of the canon at Nicea in the first Ecumenical council in 325 called by the Emperor Constantine. The author, Patrick Henry Reardon, cites several ancient documents in this informative article.

 

http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles5/ReardonLent.shtml

 

 

 

 

Longinus, Centurion at Calvary, Martyr - March 15th

Almighty God, who inspired the Centurion and his men to confess the divinity of Jesus while He hung on the Cross, inspire us day by day to live for Him and to boldly confess Him to all the world as our Lord and Savior; through Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Longinus, Centurion at Calvary, Martyr - March 15th

Maximilian, Legionary, Martyr - March 12th

Maximilian, Legionary, Martyr - March 12th

O Lord, whose servant Maximilian refused to serve the pagan Emperor on account of his faith, and who didst freely give himself over death, strengthen us to do that which is right in thy sight, to the glory and honor of thy holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

My army is the army of God, and I cannot fight for this world.

Maximilian, Legionary, Martyr - March 12th

Centurio Sempronius & the Martyrs of Sabaste [March 10 ]

In the winter of 320 AD, the Emperor Licinius ordered all Roman soldiers to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. Licinius was persecuting Christians at this time. His edict reached the Thundering Legion at Sabaste, and the order was passed down to the legionaries. Forty Christians in the legion refused to obey the edict, choosing instead to obey a higher authority: "You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them"

In retaliation, the legion marched the men to a frozen lake where they were ordered to remove their armour and clothing and stand naked, as a form of torture to death, on a frozen lake. The legion lit a large fire on the shore with a warm bath and food to tempt the Christians to make the pagan sacrifice, renounce their Christian faith, and save their lives. The men began to pray,

"O Lord, 40 wrestlers have come forth to fight for Thee.
Grant that 40 wrestlers may gain the victory!"

One legionary eventually did succumb to the temptation and left the ice for the warm house that was guarded by a centurion named Sempronius. On the ice, the remaining Christian legionaries continued to cry out, "O Lord, 40 wrestlers have come forth to fight for thee. Grant that 40 wrestlers may gain the victory!" In response, Centurion Sempronius confessed Jesus as Christ, removed his armor, weapons, and clothing, and joined the 39 remaining Christians on the lake. The next morning the Forty Martyrs of Sabaste were found on the ice and forever recorded their faithful resistance in the annals of history.


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Intercessory Psalm for Centurions in Harms Way

centurions

 

In an earlier post a fellow centurion called for prayers for those who are in harms way in the Middle East. As I said the Chapel of the Centurions devotion today in the 9th hour. I recited

Psalm 140 that is listed on the site, and was traditionally said in the evenings in the Early Church.

 

As I said it, and came to this verse,

 

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a
net by the wayside; they have set gins for me.  [gins = engines]

I thought of a patrol moving along a highway approaching a roadside bomb -- and of a young Iraqi girl who stood in the road last week, Beanie Baby in hand-a gift from a soldier, and stopped a patrol to warn them of the device - perhaps an angel?

 

In praying for centurions in harms way, one could do no better than to simply recite this ancient hymn, one that our predecessors in arms must have said in the beginning: As you say it, slowly, think of those in harms way, and how this hymn from the past speaks so plainly to us today.

 

Mark

 

Psalm 140

Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the
violent man;

Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they
gathered together for war.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison
is under their lips. Selah.

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from
the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a
net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my
supplications, O LORD.

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered
my head in the day of battle.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his
wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief
of their own lips cover them.

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the
fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall
hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and the right of the poor.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the
upright shall dwell in thy presence.

 

 

The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Mothering Sunday

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Ezekiel xxxix. 21, Psalm xviii, Galatians iv. 21. St. John vi. 1.

A Homily by St. Augustine the BishopTract 24 in Joannem

The miracles wrought by our Lord Jesus Christ were verily divine works, and they stir up the mind of man to rise by a perception of what is seen by the eye unto an apprehension of God himself. For God is of such substance as eye cannot see, and the many miracles which he doth work in his continual rule of the whole universe, and in his providential care of everything which he hath made, are by use become so common that scarce anyone permitteth himself to perceive the same, as for example, what wondrous and amazing works of God there be in every grain of seed. Wherefore his mercy hath constrained him to keep some works to be done only at some convenient time, as it were, out of the common course and order of nature, to the intent that men may see them and wonder, not because they be greater, but because they be rarer, than those which they so lightly esteem by reason of their daily occurrence.

OR to govern the whole universe is surely a greater miracle than to satisfy five thousand men with five loaves of bread. At the former works no man doth marvel, yet at the feeding of the five thousand, all men do marvel, not because it is a greater miracle than the other, but because it is a rarer one. For who is he that now feedeth the whole world? Is it not that same who, from a little grain that is sown, maketh the fulness of the harvest? God worketh in both cases in one and the same manner. He that of the sowing maketh to come the harvest, is the same that took in his hands the five barley loaves, and of them made bread to feed five thousand men. For the hands of Christ have power to do both the one and the other. He that multiplieth the grains of corn is the same that multiplied the loaves, save only that in this latter case he committed them not unto the earth whereof he is himself the Maker.

THEREFORE this miracle is done outwardly before us, that our souls inwardly may thereby be quickened. The same is shewn to our eyes to furnish food for thought. This by means of those of his works which are seen, we may come to feel awe toward him that cannot be seen. Perchance we may thereby be roused up to believe, and if we attain unto belief, we shall be purified to such good purpose that we shall begin to long to see him. Wherefore, in such wise, through the things which are seen, we may come to know him that cannot be seen. Yet it sufficient not if we perceive only this one meaning in Christ’s miracles. Rather let us ask of the miracles themselves what they have to tell us concerning Christ; for in all truth they speak with a toungue of their own, if only we have good will to understand the same. For Christ is the Word of god, and each and every work of the Word speaketh a word into us.

From the Anglican Breviary


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