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A T  that time Jesus answered and said,  I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes .  26    Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight .   27    All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him .   28    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest .  29    Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls .  30    For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light .   (Matthew 11:25-30)             Perhaps equal interest to the lyrics of this ancient hymn is the story behind its origin. Atop an isolated prominence overlooking the Kidron Valley and the Dead Sea – about 10 miles from Jerusalem – is the monastery of Mar Saba. The monks of

The AOC Sunday Report is available RIGHT HERE ! There are really great sermons today from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Revs Jack and Bryan.  Each is quite different, though they cover some of the same Scripture.  You should enjoy each of them. There are always a lot of people who need your prayer, today is no exception.  Please start with Bob and Shamu and work out from there.  In particular, we ask you pray for the governments around the world to be guided into appropriate reaction and scientists find cures and vaccines and that the corona virus pass each of us by. There is an epic week ahead, with very little travel predicted.  But, you will not find it without help from the Holy Ghost, take it and use it! Godspeed,  Hap Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California

The Fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly called Passion Sunday. The Collect. W E  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. And due to the rubric, the Collect for the Day is followed by the Collect for Ash Wednesday, which is found on Page 124: The first day of Lent, commonly called Ash Wednesday. The Collect. A LMIGHTY  and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ This Collect is to be said every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day, until Palm Sunday. W HICH  

Sermon – Reverend Jack Arnold - Time and Action Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California Today’s sermon brought the Collect, Epistle and Gospel together and is partly contained in the forewords above.  Consider these words from the Collect: … thy people; … by thy great goodness … may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul … In the Collect, we acknowledge without God’s great goodness and divine intervention, we cannot be preserved in either body or soul.  This is a constant truth through ought the Bible and the New Testament in particular.  Without God’s great goodness we simply cannot be preserved. What does asking for God’s great goodness mean for us? It means when we ask we might be governed and thus preserved by His  great goodness , we are in effect asking for His Guidance for us, so we can be preserved in both body and soul. We acknowledge God is the ultimate good and is the source of all truth, and we need His Help if we a

Passion Sunday Passion Sunday is the fifth Sunday in Lent, and the first Sunday in Passiontide, the last two weeks of Lent, beginning on Passion Sunday and ending on Holy Saturday (the Saturday before Easter).  All crosses, pictures, images are covered with opaque purple veils and Gloria Patri is often omitted during this period. Passion Sunday is so-called because in the gospel for that day  (John 8:46-59)  Jesus begins his sufferings by being stoned out of the temple.  Under the old calendar, Passion Sunday was also known as  Judica Sunday , after that day's Introit: Judica me, Deus (Judge me, O Lord) from Psalm 42 (43), and was called  Black Sunday  in Germany. This alternate name originates from the fact that after Passion Sunday, the Judica Psalm was not said again until Easter; the German title comes from the old practice of veiling the crosses and statues in the church on that day. The Roman Catholic Church has completely suppressed Passiontide and eliminated