Prince of Peace Church Prince of Peace AnglicanCathedral Parish We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.also see Denominational Official Website athttp://www.theorthodoxchurch.us https://sites.google.com/site/anglicanriteorthodox Welcome to the World Evangelism WebsiteofPrince of Peace Church(Anglican Rite Orthodox Church) JESUS IS LORD A CRUCE SALUS Above: The Original Sanctuary of Prince of Peace ChurchPRINCE OF PEACE ORTHODOX CHURCH Prince of Peace MinistriesThe Reverend D.V. Ellis Adhering to Biblical Morality and Apostolic Truth and Piety with the Liturgical Usages of the Orthodox Faith Prince of PeaceCathedral Parish USA Anglican Rite Orthodox Church Praying always for those who have let themselves be led into heresies by leaders who have lost the faith. That faith can only be found in His word and sacred tradition."Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." for information on the Independent Movement. We are a Church in the so-called Independent Movementsite updated regularlyUsing The Historic Liturgies Today at Prince of Peace Church Photo of the Rear Exterior of Prince of Peace Pro-Cathedral after storm damage in the spring of 2010. The Pro-Cathedral Parish occupied this building until September of 2010, when the facility was sold by itsowners and the Parish was forced to move to temporary quarters.Prince of Peace Pro-Cathedral Parish is the Archdiocesan Cathedral ParishforTheArchdiocese of the Eastern United States WE STAND FOR BIBLICAL MORALITY You may have seen on the news or on Yahoo News that Mr. Phil Robertson of the Duck Commander Company has been lambasted by the Culture of Death for his remarks to a magazine interviewer, in which he told the man that homosexual behaviour is condemned by Scripture, and that he himself used to be involved in pre-marital sex and drugs until he met our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rather brusque in his presentation but quoted Scripture effectively and told them that the Love of Jesus Christ is the saving remedy for all these various immoral behaviours. The Culture of Death, however; refers to his comments about the Love of Christ as "hate" statements. How twisted of a society that we live in today; where Good is called evil, and sin is called holiness. Sin is still sin, and ultimately if we choose to serve sin rather than to serve the Lord; we truly shall perish in everlasting destruction from the prescence of the Lord. For none of these immoral behaviours will be present in Heaven, and anyone is sadly deluded by Satan, if they truly think that these evils are part of the Kingdom of God. Unfortunately, several major denominations ARE deluded by Satan, and believe that these sins have a part in God's perfect Kingdom. But TRUTH is always TRUTH, and does not change. Just as Jesus Himself DOES NOT CHANGE, He is the Same, yesterday, today, and forever. Let us briefly look at the Scriptures that Mr. Robertson effectively quoted to the media:ICOR 6:9-119 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.Welcome in the Wonderful Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ.We are a "Western Rite" Orthodox ministry,(Anglican Rite Orthodox) within the framework of the so-called Independent Movement. We are affiliated with the Archdiocese of the Eastern United States. Our legislative governing body is the Holy Synod. We have been in the United States actively since 1920; and have been "Autocephalous" (or self-governing) since 1937, when we became independent of the See of Utrecht, Holland. Originally called the Polish Old Catholic Church of the Americas and Europe; the name was changed later to Christ Catholic Church of the Americas and Europe. After the death of Archbishop Karl Pruter of the Boston Diocese; the Church was rescued from near demise by the actions of what was left of the Holy Synod (after many members, and even a whole diocese had left the Church for other organizations). The Holy Synod continued and reconstituted the Church, through its establishment of the Archdiocese of the Eastern United States within the structure of the body of the Church, for the renewing of the purposes of the Gospel Ministry and the fulfilling of the Great Commission of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and to be a beacon of light and hope in a dark world, holding up the banner of Orthodox Catholic Truth. We adhere faithfully to Biblical Morality, Traditional practices, Western-Rite Piety, and we are adamantly Pro-Life, and Pro-Traditional Marriage as being only between a MAN and a WOMAN. We ordain only men into the Sacred Holy Orders, and we will not knowingly ever ordain homosexual practitioners, or persons of any other type of immoral practices into Holy Orders. Unlike many of the jurisdictions today in the so-called independent movement, we are not a platform for current trends and fads of those who leap out of the Roman or Eastern Churches to have a voice for their pet peeve. We are instead; a platform for traditional faith and values, and the perpetuation of the Historic Orthodox Faith.About Us For Potential Clergy to ReviewPriests may marry and have families. Vows are to obedience to the Diocesan Ordinary.Bishops in our Church have traditionally also been married, and can so do.Individuals who may divorce and remarry, being reconciled to the Church through the grace of God; are thereby not excluded from the Sacraments. This is not a variance in Doctrine, only in discipline.Artificial contraception is not endorsed, per Humanae Vitae, promulgated by His late Holiness Paul VI.All baptized Orthodox Catholics are invited to participate in the worship and sacraments of the Church; with belief in the Real Prescence of the Sacrament, for taking Communion in participation in the Holy Eucharist.We do not officially endorse the Declaration of Utrecht, formulated by Old Catholic Bishops assembled September 24, 1889, and since 1937, have ceased to be affiliated with Utrecht, when we severed connections with Archbishop W.H.F. Brothers, who at the time was acting as Exarch for America for the Utrecht Old Catholic Church, we do however; endorse the Statement issued by Archbishop Mathew, when he severed realtions with the Utrecht Church..Priests who have left other Catholic Churches because they fell in love with a woman and married (a woman) may join Christ Catholic Church if they are otherwise fit to Serve and the Archbishop approves their service.Priests are given the option to use any liturgy that has had prior approval from the Archbishop.The Bible is clear on the issue of homosexuality as sin and rebellion against God, as is sacred tradition and the universal teaching of the church fathers.A homosexual is barred from seminary and all ministry by canon law in our jurisdiction, and will not be accepted as a candidate for Holy Orders at any time. Only men can be ordained, as per Sacred Tradition of the Church, since the time of the Apostles onward. Our Mission and Goals In this time of Mass Apostasy, when herds of clergy and even whole denominations are being swept away into the rejection of Catholic and Christian truth, and into debauchery and unnatural practices and lusts; our mission is more important now than ever before. We must stand and will always stand, and will not bow to the social conventions of the age. We will continue to proclaim the Holy Catholic Faith delivered unto us from Jesus Our Lord, unto the Apostles, and from them, unto us.We will stand with one voice, in support of Traditional Marriage, as designed by GOD HIMSELF, as the spiritual union between one man and one woman. We will stand against any and all attempts by any governments to try to foist unnatural laws "redefining marriage" as any thing other than the union of one man with one woman.We will stand with one voice in suport of Life, and the Pro-Life Movement. We will resist the culture of death, and defend life, from the moment of conception until the moment of natural death.We will stand with one voice, in defense of Holy Orders, as being only for Decaons, Priests, and Bishops, as Men only, as ordained by Our Lord Jesus Himself.We will stand in defense of the Holy Bible as the Inspired Word of God, and Biblical Traditional Christian Morality. We will continue to uphold the twin pillars of the Magisterium of Holy Church: Holy Scripture and Sacred Tradition. We receive all 73 Books of the Latin Vulgate as the Canon of Sacred Scripture. We receive the Latin Vulgate as the official Latin text of Scripture for the Church, and the Douay-Rheims translation as the official English language text of Scripture for Holy Church. We believe that it is not enough to merely recall the fact that you were once baptized as an infant (which we most assuredly do also and encourage all parents to so do); but we implore all believers to daily place themselves under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and to assess their personal relationship with Jesus, through Whom flows all life through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our Parish We are simply a little Parish in Southern Illinois. We are not the smallest Congregation in our town; but one of them. But we continue the great Tradition of the Historic Church. We provide a Western-Rite Mass in the vernacular of the people, in traditional English; and we maintain the Historic teachings of the Faith, and preach the Word of God. We serve as the "Pro-Cathedral" (Provisional, not Professional) Parish for the Archdiocese of the Eastern United States. We wish to live in harmony with all Christian bodies. As Orthodox Tradition Christians, we accept the teaching of the Holy Bible, and practice the customs of the Orthodox Church in History. We believe in all 73 Books of the Bible, and believe that they are all verbally Inspired by God. We reject those modernist aberrations such as the "ordination" of women to Holy Orders . We most fervently reject those culture of death errors, such as abortion, that imperil the very heart of human existence. We do not believe in "universal salvation", but stick to the Great Commission of Our Lord to, "Go baptize all nations...", and His words, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me."(John 14:6)We believe that to live in harmony with those Christians whose beliefs are different means that we can still consider each other as brethren under the banner of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We consider that there are some ecumenical ventures through which we can share ministry while at the same time disagreeing. Trinitarian baptism with water is, we believe, the common denominator, as is the Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist. The Sacraments Yes! We believe the Sacraments are "objective and effective signs of the continued presence and saving grace of Christ our Lord among His people and His covenanted means for conveying His grace." There are Seven Sacraments ordained of Christ: Firstly: Baptism: by water (by pouring, sprinkling, or immersion) and performed in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This washes away original sin, and restores us to fellowship with our Heavenly Father. This is necessary for the New Birth, and it is, in fact; the New Birth of Water and Spirit.(Matthew 28:19, John 3:5; Romans 6:4, Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21). The Holy Eucharist, or the Divine Mystery, as the Sacrifice of the Mass: was instituted by our Lord at the Last Supper when He said: (This is My Body...This is My Blood.)Confirmation bestows the seal and gift of the Holy Spirit, through the Imposition of the Bishop's Hands and Prayer.The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is the bestowing of God's Grace uniting a MAN and a WOMAN together in Marriage in an indissoluble union. Only a man and woman can participate in this sacrament.The Sacrament of Penance relieves us of the guilt of actual sins committed after Holy Baptism, by confessing aloud, and receiving absolution from the priest or bishop. This restores us to the place in grace that we occupy after Baptism.The Sacrament of Holy Orders transmits the graces of the Diaconate, the Priesthood, and the office of Bishop, through the Apostolic Succession from Christ to the Apostles, to the Bishops; through the Imposition of Hands of the Bishop along with the proper intent, matter, and form, of the sacrament, and with the proper candidate. The candidate must be Male, as was Christ and the Apostles.The Sacrament of Extreme Unction involves the Anointing of the Sick, that they may either recover or be healed, or be fortified spiritually and made ready to meet the Lord in death. "This is my body which is given for you...This is my blood of the New Testament...As oft as ye do this do it in remembrance of Me."(I Corinthians 11:24; Matthew 26:20- 28; Mark 14: 17-25; Luke 22:14-20)There are also five other Sacraments which include: Confirmation, Penance (Reconciliation of a Penitant), Holy Unction or Anointing of the Sick (also known as Extreme Unction), Marriage, and Holy Orders.Confirmation conveys the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and is administered through the laying on of hands by the Bishop.(Acts 8:14-17; 19:1-7; Ephesians 1:13).Penance: conveys the acceptance of the forgiveness of our sins.(John 20:23; James 5:16).Unction: is the anointing with oil and prayer for for the sick (physically or spiritually).(James 5:14; Mark 6:13).Marriage: is the union of one man and one woman for life before God. This relationship, Saint Paul tells us, is like unto Christ and His Church(Ephesians 5:31-32).Holy Orders: denote the Apostolic Ministry of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, instituted by Christ.(John 20:19-23; Matthew 16:18-19; 18:18; Acts 6.1-6). Our Lord commissioned the Apostles and their successors, today's Bishops, to proclaim His work of salvation which He accomplished on Calvary. When we speak of Apostolic Succession, we mean an unbroken line of consecrations and commissions from our Lord to present day bishops, continuing the same teaching and ministry established by Christ. Pastoring in a Conservative Church in an Independent Movement gone wild(The below article is pasted from Pastor's Blog)Welcome in the Mighty Name of Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. This blog is a little different than the other published online works that I am associated with. This one will not always be a “Bible or Doctrine Teaching” site; nor an exposition on the Independent Movement (or Independent Sacramental Movement, as they like to call it now); but rather, this is an outlet for my thoughts on our place (in Christ Catholic Church) within the Body of Christ; The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; and within the Independent Movement itself.I tend to really identify with Saints Athanasius and Gregory of Nazianzus these days. Much of what is termed the “Independependent Movement” is actually nothing more than a polyglot of various persons; in blatant rebellion against Christ; but who like to “have church”. So…they have marched out of the Roman Catholic Church, or the Episcopal Church, or the Lutheran Church, with their “pet” peeve, and founded an organization, and have gotten themselves consecrated by somebody, and now they claim that they are part of the “Old Catholic ” Movement. In reality they are part of the “Rebellion Movement” rebelling usually against one or more features of Biblical Morality. I am quite sure that most of these type people(who I am not making fun of…I pray for them to be converted to the Living Christ) will probably vote for Pres. Obama, because he lifts up the same immoral trademark items that most of these false churches lift up: namely…Abortion, Promiscuity, in the form of homosexual and lesbian activity, and couples living together without the Sacrament of Matrimony. And of course, many of these false churches will gladly “ordain” women, homosexuals, lesbians, profligate fornicators, and whatever other stance one can take against God and still want to “go to Church”.Our little Church has been assailed and assaulted with attempts upon of all of the above, and survived and driven this back. Pastors of such groups will probably hate me, and that is fine, but they need to repent and to know that they are dupes and tools of demons who gladly use them to subvert the morality of the public unto the eternal damnation of the souls of the followers. Eternity is a LONG TIME, as those of us who are growing OLDER are keenly aware of…as we feel the approach of a Coming Eternity. NOW is the time when we must make an mpact for Christ in a world governed by “moral relativism”, bereft of absolutes. Well, I am one to tell you, that the Catholic Faith contains TRUT…THE TRUTH, and true Moral absolutes. It is opnly by God’s sovereign grace in Christ Jesus that we are saved and made holy; yet on our part, we must acquiesce to God’s will and to the action of the Holy Spirit, and respond in such a way to become developed into sainthood. We need to about the works of Christ, and of the emulation of the great saints, that we may become instruments of Christ in the Holy Spirit, unto the redemptionof the world and thesaving of souls. May God Bless all who read this. David for more on our parish we also have Parish sites at:http://apostolic-ministries.tripod.com and athttp://princeofpeacemin.tripod.comhttp://www.orthodox.us Also see the information site about our movement at:http://www.anglicanriteorthodox.webs.com GOD WARNS US NOT TO BECOME AS THOSE OF OLD WHO FELL INTO GROSS IMMORALITYRomans 1:16-3216 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them The Apostle teaches us that if we abandon God in favor of our lust for sin; we will be given up by God unto all sorts of foul Satanically inspired behaviours. And then we will loose the knowledge that these things are horribly wrong, and we will follow the path of perdition straight into eternal damnation in Hell. Sadly, whole major denominations have adopted this course; even offering to write LITURGIES celebrating such heinous behaviour! God deliver us from such in this apostate age! Beliefs and FaithPrince of Peace Anglican Rite MinistriesWe believe in the Holy Bible. We believe that it is the Inspired Word of God unto mankind. It is equally inspired in all of its 73 Books. We receive those Books commonly known as the Old Testament, and those books known as the Deutero-Canonical (or Second Canon); and also the New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ.We accept the Historic Faith of the Holy Church as faithfully continued, especially by the Churches in fellowship and doctrinal agreement with the Ancient Patriarchal Sees of Constantinople; Jerusalem; Antioch; and Alexandria. We believe that the Lord has used both Scripture and the Sacred Tradition to preserve the Faith of Jesus Christ unto, and through the Church and its Divine Authority. Usages of the venerable and primatial Holy See of Rome are allowed in the Church.We are people of the Holy Trinity. We believe without compromise; the Doctrine of the One God present in the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity. God the Father created heaven and earth; and is the Father of the only begotten Son. Jesus Christ is the Eternal Son of God; God the Son; the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. He exists uncreated from all eternity, and He came to earth, begottne of the Virgin Mary, as the sinless sacrifice for sin; acceptable unto the Father. He died Once for Sin; upon the Cross of Calvary. He was buried, and on the Third Day, He arose from the dead and ascended into heaven, where He sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from whence He shall come again in Glory to judge both the Living and the Dead, and His Kingdom shall have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit; or Holy Ghost. He is the third Person of the Blessed Trinity. He convicts and convinces men of their sinful state, and their separation from God due to sin. He leads men to Christ, and renews them during Holy Baptism with the Gift of regeneration; by which man is recreated after the image of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and receives the remission of sins; both Original and actual.He fills and sanctified the believer, to mold us into the image of Christ as we yield ourselves to His Will.We believe, and preserve, and practice the Seven Sacraments of the Church, the fountains of Grace flowing from the throne of God in the Authority of Jesus Christ, through the unction of the Holy Spirit.We hold to the Seven Councils of the Historic and Undivided Church of Orthodoxy.We endeavour, thrugh the Grace of Christ, to live pleasing unto Him day by day, for He is Our Master, and Our Saviour.We recognize in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, in the Divine Liturgy, the Real and abiding Prescence of Our Lord Jesus under the appearances of bread and wine, which really and truly are changed into His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, during the awesome Sacrifice of Calvary made present upo the Altar of God during the Divine Liturgy.We maintain an educated clergy, replete with Canonical, Valid Holy Orders, which is necessary to the continuance of the Church and its sacramental Ministry. (We reject Anglican Orders as Invalid, and possess valid Orders derived from the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church and from Orthodoxy).We stand for traditional Biblical Morality. We condemn the current notion of so-called "Same Sex Marriages" and will never allow it, for it cannot be. The very concept is condemned by the Bible as abomination unto the Lord. We cannot endorse what God condemns.We believe that the 12 Apostles were all men, and that all Bishops (in succession of them) have always bee men, and therefore, as persons ordained to act "In Persona Christi", there cannot be such a thiing as female priests or bishops etc.Today, most of the so-called Independent Movement has fallen away from these principles, and in doing so, they have fallen away from Christ. It is not for us to judge and say that they are "severed" from grace in Christ, but it can be safely said that they remove themselves from Christ's Church (which they profess to represent). We continue on in the Historic Faith that the Lord has called us and given us the command to proclaim of the Gospel of Christ unto the ends of the earth. Let His will be done. Copyright ©2013,2014 Anglican Rite Orthodox Church Prince of PeaceCreate a Free Website Book of Common Prayer Online: Book of Common Prayer 1928Link to Southern Episcopal ChurchThe Southern Episcopal Church: (Our Lady of Colebrook)V/. Pray for them, O Holy Mother of God.R/. That they may be one in the Church of thy Son.The Collect for the Anglican UseO HOLY Ghost the Lord, who on Pentecost gavest the Church the gift of tongues that Christ might be known, loved and served by peoples of divers nations and customs: watch over the Anglican heritage within thy Church, we pray thee, that, led by thy guidance and strengthened by thy grace, that Use may find such favor in thy sight that its people may increase both in holiness and number, and so show forth thy glory; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Son, one God world without end. Amen.GOSPEL READINGS AND SERMONS OF PRINCE OF PEACE CHURCH Christmas 2013, December 25thChristmas First Eucharist:The Collect.O GOD, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thine only Son Jesus Christ; Grant that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may wit sure confidence behold him when he shall come to be our Judge, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world with out end. Amen. The Epistle. Titus ii. 11.THE grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 1.AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be de livered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, be hold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Our Lord Jesus is still the Light of the world, shining brightly in the midst of the darkness of a world that has refallen into thedepravity of the pagan age. Still He calls to us to come Home to Him. The Father made A WAY IN A MANGER, to LEAD to the CROSS, by which Our Lord has secure the salvation for us that He was born into this world to provide. Literally, he was born TO DIE. Not becase of sin, for He never sinned. But for sin, as He who laid among the shepherds' lambs of Bethlehem, was the true sacrifice Lamb. The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Let Him be Born in your heart today, if you do not know Him personally. He still changes and renew the lives of men everywhere. He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. May the Peace of Christ reign in your hearts;Merry Christmas4th Sunday of Advent Dec. 22, 2013The Birth of Jesus ChristThe Fourth Sunday in Advent.The Collect.LORD, raise up (we pray thee) thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.Here is spiritual insight into the working of the Lord. He knew that this supernatural conception of JESUS was too much for the mortal man to comprehend, let alone to be involved in a marriage with...so the Lord miraculously "brought St. Joseph into the loop; so to speak". He had the angel appear to him in such a way that he would know that the apparition was real; and then also know that the message was real, and that Mary had not been unchaste. St. Joseph demonstrates a remarkable degree of dedicatio to the will of God, in going along with the plan of God.'3rd Sunday of Advent Year A Dec. 15, 2013The Collect.LORD Jesu Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee; Grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at thy second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end.Amen.Matthew 11:2-11When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offence at me.’As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,who will prepare your way before you.”Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.(from sermon of the Reverend David Ellis)John the Baptist experienced a grave moment of questioning his very faith in Christ (as even being the Christ at all). This man, who was the greatest born prophet was plagued with the potential for disbelief. Yet still, Jesus does not 'write him off'. Instead He sends him a further witness, " Go and tell John (AGAIN one text says) what you see and hear." He then lists the "KINGDOM SOGNS" of Isaiah Chap[ter 35 that are given as being the signs of MESSIAH and HIS KINGDOM, the accepted signs received by the doctrine of the Pharisees for teaching in the synagogues. He literally shows these signs, by performing these signs in the midst of the Baptist's followers. He then sends them off to see St. John again. HE DOES HOWEVER tell us one thing that is never preached by anyone (that I know of) He says that the very LEAST member of the Kingdom of God is greater than the final Old Testament prophet John the Baptist. This is very sobering, no matter how we take this. 2nd Sunday of Advent Year ASundayYear AJoin with us we utilize the ABC cycle of the CHurch Calendar at Prince of Peace, which we began to use the First Sunday in Advent this year.Isaiah 11:1-10A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse,and a branch shall grow out of his roots.The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,the spirit of wisdom and understanding,the spirit of counsel and might,the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.He shall not judge by what his eyes see,or decide by what his ears hear;but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist,and faithfulness the belt around his loins.The wolf shall live with the lamb,the leopard shall lie down with the kid,the calf and the lion and the fatling together,and a little child shall lead them.The cow and the bear shall graze,their young shall lie down together;and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp,and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.They will not hurt or destroyon all my holy mountain;for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lordas the waters cover the sea.On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.Psalm 72:1-8 Deus, judicium1Give the King your justice, O God, *and your righteousness to the King's son;2That he may rule your people righteously *and the poor with justice.3That the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, *and the little hills bring righteousness.4He shall defend the needy among the people; *he shall rescue the poor and crush the oppressor.5He shall live as long as the sun and moon endure, *from one generation to another.6He shall come down like rain upon the mown field, *like showers that water the earth.7In his time shall the righteous flourish; *there shall be abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more.8He shall rule from sea to sea, *and from the River to the ends of the earth.Romans 15:4-13For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,‘Therefore I will confess you among the Gentiles,and sing praises to your name’;and again he says,‘Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people’;and again,‘Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,and let all the peoples praise him’;and again Isaiah says,‘The root of Jesse shall come,the one who rises to rule the Gentiles;in him the Gentiles shall hope.’May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy SpiritMatthew 3:1-12In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:“Prepare the way of the Lord,make his paths straight.” ’Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.‘I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’First Sunday in Advent Year A December 1, 2013Pray with us daily as we enter the Advent Season to prepare for the Advent of Our Lord Jesus Christ. May your Advent season be Blessed as you seek Our Lord; for all wise men still seek Him.Year AIsaiah 2:1-5The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.In days to comethe mountain of the Lord’s houseshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be raised above the hills;all the nations shall stream to it.Many peoples shall come and say,‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,to the house of the God of Jacob;that he may teach us his waysand that we may walk in his paths.’For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.He shall judge between the nations,and shall arbitrate for many peoples;they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,and their spears into pruning-hooks;nation shall not lift up sword against nation,neither shall they learn war any more.O house of Jacob,come, let us walkin the light of the Lord!Romans 13:8-14Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet’; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light; let us live honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.Psalm 122 Laetatus sum1I was glad when they said to me, *"Let us go to the house of the LORD."2Now our feet are standing *within your gates, O Jerusalem.3Jerusalem is built as a city *that is at unity with itself;4To which the tribes go up,the tribes of the LORD, *the assembly of Israel,to praise the Name of the LORD.5For there are the thrones of judgment, *the thrones of the house of David.6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *"May they prosper who love you.7Peace be within your walls *and quietness within your towers.8For my brethren and companions' sake, *I pray for your prosperity.9Because of the house of the LORD our God, *I will seek to do you good."Matthew 24:37For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. None of us know when Christ shall make His Glorious Second Coming. But we do know this. Whether or not we live until that great day; we shall most surely go to meet Jesus; we just do not know when. For many of us, it will be expected, and yet for many of us, it will be sudden and completely unexpected. For this reason alone, we MUST live in the light of the knowledge of this coming meeting. Our lives must be born again in the sure hope of the living Saviour, who had died for us and risen for our justification. We must PERSONALLY KNOW HIM. Remember...ONE will be TAKEN...and ONE will be LEFT... WHICH WILL YOU BE? (from sermon of the Rev. David Ellis SJC)St. John Ogilvie, pray for us.St. Edmund Campion, pray for usAll Catholic Martyrs of the English Reformation, 1535-1681, pray for us. To view any particular Sunday of the Calendar year, to see what the proper collects,epistles, and Gospels should be; go to www.traditionalanglican.net or www.commonprayer.org for the complete Ordo(This link is not affiliated with our Parish, but it is a wonderful resource.) Sermons, Collects, Epistles, and Gospels for various Sundays and Holy Days of the Church YearAll Saints' Day.The Collect.ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.For the Epistle. Rev. 7. 2.ND I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand.Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.The Gospel. St. Matth. 5. 1.ESUS, seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.All Saints Day Message 2013 of the Reverend David Ellis S.J.C.On this Holy Day of Obligation; we greet the entire family of the Saints in Light, those whom we know the names of; and those whose names are known in the Kingdom of Heaven, but not yet revealed among or to men upon the earth. This includes all from the lowliest most unknown saint from the most obscure corner of the earth, up to and including the most Holy Apostles, and the Mother of Our Lord Jesus.We need to always lift up their holy lives and examples; for we are all called to be saints, as St. Paul says; and we have a partial share in their condition and lot now, even in this world, as we still struggle against the wiles of the devil, and all the gross and lurid, and yea, even the most subtle temptations of this world. Christ has called EACH of us, to take up OUR Cross and follow Him. For each of us, the Cross we bear varies somewhat from believer to believer. We must take up all that would impede us from our journey with Christ...even if it is things that are not of themselves sinful, but they become so unto us as we would otherwise allow them to impede us from our life with Christ in the Holy Spirit's unction and sanctification. Look at the words of St. Paul in Colossians Chapter One Verse 11 as he says: "Strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy, [12] Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light: [13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, [14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins; [15] Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:"Christ has made us (not we ourselves who have made us) WORTHY...He has made us WORTHY to be PARTAKERS (this word in the original means that for now we are PARTAKERS IN PART (with the lot of the Saints in Light). Even now we enjo some of this beatitude that comes from the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, and the unity thereby with the Holy Trinity. Therefore let us strive to enjoin upon our hearts the determination to always allow Christ to lead us, day by day, as we journey TO BECOME SAINTS. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.Nov. 3 2013The Collect.GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.The Epistle. Phil. 3. 17.RETHREN, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.The Gospel. St. Matth. 22. 15.HEN went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.Nov. 3rd 2013. Here Jesus refutes hypocrisy and thievery at the same time. This passage should be especially prophetical in light of the tyranny today in the form of the dictatorship-like foisting upon American of the so-called Affordable Healthcare program commonly known as Obama-Care. It is neither affordable nor Caring. Instead, the new tyranny demands that all working Americans subsrcibe to an expensive TAX in the guise of government owned insurance, to break the backs of the american workers, and ultimately, to destroy the american economy. They demand that we sign up and enroll on a broken and non-functional website monopolized by and operated by Verizon as the agent of the Obama administration. And if we are late getting through to the unreachable web site by January 1st, then we can each be fined $595.oo dollars apiece for noncompliance. Mr Obama; we the loyal citizens of the United States, intend to pay our taxes, we will always render unto Caesar that which is owned by Caesar...but we will not render unto Caesar, Henry the Eigth, or Mr. Obama...the things which are NOT Caesar's, Henry the Eigth's, or Mr. Obama's. We must stand united and tall against Tyranny. We must proclaim that we will NOT opay for abortions. We will NOT pay for contraception. We will not support Mr. Obama in his quest for alliances with those who BURN CHURCHES and KILL CHRISTIANS in Syria and in Egypt, and in other Islamic countries. We will stand loyal to the Christ who saves us. We will stand loyal to the Church. And like St. Edmund Campion, and St. John Ogilvie, we will defend the teachings and practice of the Catholic faith, even if costs us martyrdom like these great and shining saints of the Reformation period.The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. Nov. 10, 2013The Collect.LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.The Epistle. Col. 1. 3.E give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.The Gospel. St. Matth. 9. 18.HILE he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.From the Message of the Rev. David Ellis S.J.C. :We see Jesus here busy doing Ministry; actually "multi-tasking" doing various miracles virtually simultaneously. He acts on the FAITH of a father who is distraught to provide healing and soon to be raiseing from the dead, but on the way, the FAITH of s diseased woman brings forth healing from JESUS. FAITH HAS MADE HER WHOLE. Faith can make YOU and I whole!The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity.25th Sunday after Trinity which on November 17th, 2013 uses theCollect for The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphanyas the appropriate and received text for this particular SundayO GOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth ever, one God, world without end. Amen. The Epistle. 1 St. John 3. 1.EHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.The Gospel. St. Matth. 24. 23.HEN if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. During these times, which the Holy Scriptures call "perilous times" we see the advent of false Christs, false prophets, and the spread of false religions, which set themselves up to confuse, deceive, and lead men into eternal damnation. We must hold to the unchanging faith of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, and never be parted from that faith for any new trend or popular fad of the day, no matter how much it may try to entice our souls, because they will attempt to entice your soul. Jesus shall not be manifested as some sort of hidden Islamic imam. He shall come again in glory, to judge both the quick and the dead. There shall be utterly NO DOUBT about whther or not it is He when He shall return. All the earth shall know it. Ad all the tribes of the earth shall mourn. And all those who are undone in their sins shall throw up their hands and scream in despair. Turn now if you have not already, to the laver of grace, and receive the pardon of Christ bought at Calvary. (from message of the Reverend David Ellis S.J.C.) for Sunday November 17th, 2013The Sunday Before Advent:The Collect.TIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.For the Epistle. Jer. 23. 5.EHOLD, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.The Gospel. St. John 6. 5.HEN Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity.Sunday October 20, 2013The Collect.RANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.The Epistle. Ephes. 6. 10.Y brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.The Gospel. St. John 4. 46.HERE was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity.Sunday October 27, 2013The Collect.ORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.The Epistle. Phil. 1. 3.THANK my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the Gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the Gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.The Gospel. St. Matth. 18. 21.ETER said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their Lord all that was done. Then his Lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? And his Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.Sunday November 3, 2013 The Collect.GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.The Epistle. Phil. 3. 17.RETHREN, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.The Gospel. St. Matth. 22. 15.HEN went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.Sunday November 10, 2013The Collect.LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.The Epistle. Col. 1. 3.E give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.The Gospel. St. Matth. 9. 18.HILE he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
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