Category Archives: commemoration

Commemoration – July 22

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Mary Magdalene, First Witness of the Resurrection Mary Magdalene is honored as one of the first witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, and received a special command from our Lord to tell the Apostles of his resurrection (John 20:11–18). Because … Continue reading →

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Commemoration – July 17

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Bartolome de Las Casas, missionary to the Indies, 1566 Las Casas became well-known for his passionate advocacy of the rights of Indigenous peoples of the Americas and his vitriolic attacks on the abuses of the Spanish conquistadors. This following excerpt … Continue reading →

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Commemoration – July 6

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Jan Hus, martyr, 1415 Jan Hus was a Czech religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer of the Church. He was greatly influenced by the teachings of John Wycliffe. The Roman Catholic Church considered John Hus a heretic; consequently Hus was excommunicated … Continue reading →

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Lesser Festival – June 29

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The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles and Martyrs The Crucifixion of St. Peter The Beheading of St. Paul Almighty God, whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul glorified you by their martyrdom: Grant that your Church, instructed by … Continue reading →

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Commemoration – June 25

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Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530 The Augsburg Confession, also known as the “Augustana” from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church. The Augsburg Confession is normative to all Lutheran Churches everywhere … Continue reading →

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Lesser Festival – June 24

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The Nativity of St. John the Baptist The Virgin the Baby Jesus and Saint John the Baptist by William Bouguereau St. John was a relative of Jesus and he prepared the people for our Lord’s coming with his prophetic ministry … Continue reading →

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Commemoration – June 21

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Onesimos Nesib, translator, evangelist to the people of Ethiopia (1855-1931) Onesimos was captured by slavers at an early age and was owned by eight different masters until bought and freed by a Swedish Lutheran family while in his early teens. … Continue reading →

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Pastors, Politics, and Pulpits

Posted on June 13, 2008 by admin

There has been a fair amount of press coverage over the years about pastors preaching politics from the pulpit. I know that I have been both amazed and saddened by the pure ignorance and vitriol that has spilled over from … Continue reading →

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Commemoration – June 13

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St. Anthony of Padua (ca. 1195– June 13, 1231) Doctor of the Church It is said that Antony in his private prayers often directed his prayers to Jesus as an infant, and meditated on the extreme humility in which God … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day – May 2

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Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373 (Commemoration) We were made “in the likeness of God.” But in course of time that image has become obscured, like a face on a very old portrait, dimmed with dust and dirt. When a portrait … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day – April 29

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Catherine of Siena, theologian and servant of the poor, 1380 Everlasting God, who so kindled the flame of holy love in the heart of blessed Catherine of Siena, as she meditated on the passion of your Son our Savior, that … Continue reading →

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Saints of the Day – April 24

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The Martyrs of Armenia, 1915 Almighty God, by whose grace and power your holy martyrs of Armenia triumphed over suffering and were faithful even unto death: Grant us, who now remember them in thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day – April 23

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Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society, 1960 (Commemoration) Prayer O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us from an inordinate love of this world, that we, inspired by the devotion of your … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day – April 21

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Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, 1109 (Commemoration) From the Preface to the Proslogion: I have written the little work that follows… in the role of one who strives to raise his mind to the contemplation of God and one who … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day – April 19

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Olavus Petri, priest, 1552; renewer of the church (Commemoration) Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1573; renewer of the church (Commemoration) Almighty God, who by the hands of Olavus and Laurentius Petri gave to the people of Sweden the Scriptures and … Continue reading →

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