Break Open the Word

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 16 - 21 August 2011 Exodus 1:8 – 2:10 Psalm 124 or Isaiah 51:1-6 Psalm 138 Romans 12:1-8 St. Matthew 16:13-20                                                                                                                 Background: The Southern Kingdom II The end of the Southern Kingdom is a lesson in geo-politics, as we witness the efforts of the King Zedekiah revolts against the Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar, and attempts to ally him...

Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ Isaiah 61:10-11 Psalm 34 Galatians 4:4-7 St. Luke 1:46-55 Our Lady of Walsingham                                                                                     Background: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Anglican Worship In 1060, England became the first country to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption (15 August), and thus continued a tradition of veneration for the Mother of God that had been established with a Celtic Church at Glastonbury dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 65 CE.   This tradition w...