Midday Mass

Scholastica of Nursia, Monastic, 543 Today's service will be Midday Prayer - Holy Eucharist will not be offered. Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 Psalm 4:1-5 Acts 4:32–35 Matthew 6:5–8

Janani Luwum, Archbishop and Martyr, 1977 Ecclesiasticus 4:20–28 Psalm 119:129-136 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 John 12:24-32  

Anselm of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury and Theologian, 1109 Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalm 108:1-6 Romans 5:1-11 Matthew 11:25-30

Catherine of Siena, Mystic and Prophetic Witness, 1380 Youngest of twenty-five children, Catherine Benincasa of Siena experienced a vision at age six that set her on a lifelong path of prayer, service, and fearless witness. Though criticized and misunderstood, she remained committed to Jesus and served the sick during times of plague. Her spiritual authority […]

Martyrs of the Reformation Era Ezekiel 34:1-10 Psalm 51:10–17 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 Matthew 7:1–6

Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988 Exodus 25:31–40 Psalm 57:6-11 Ephesians 5:15-20 Matthew 24:42-47

Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605 We honor Augustine of Canterbury, sent by Pope Gregory the Great to bring the Gospel to Anglo-Saxon England. Arriving in 597, Augustine baptized King Ethelbert and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. His mission laid the foundations for English Christianity and exemplified patience, wisdom, and cultural sensitivity. Augustine’s willingness […]

Columba of Iona, Monastic, 597   Wisdom 19:18-22 Psalm 111 1 Corinthians 3:16–23 Luke 10:17-20

Joseph Butler, Bishop and Theologian, 1752 Ecclesiastes 1:12–18 Psalm 134 Acts 13:38-44 Luke 10:25–28

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Almighty God, by whose providence your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Savior by preaching repentance: Make us so to follow his teaching and holy life, that we may truly repent […]