The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: Day of rest
Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that those whose busy leaves enable them to put away earthly...
Twelfth day gifts
A couple of wonderful 12th day of Christmas gifts on Thursday. First, a chance to meet downtown, in an actual office, with the hardest working volunteer treasurer in Christendom, Canon Andy Tomat,...
Daily prayer: Epiphany
O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through...
Daily prayer: For the House of Representatives
O God, the fountain of wisdom, whose will is good and gracious, and whose law is truth: We beseech you so to guide and bless our Representatives in Congress assembled that they may elect such...
Twelfth day of Christmas 2022
On the 12th day of ChristmasIt's a blessing to recallTwelve celebratingEleven at Thanksgiving!Ten Graces a-boundingNine for confirmingEight father's unionersSeven tots a-toilingSix great...
Daily prayer: Elizabeth Ann Seton
Give us grace, O God, to love you in all things and above all things; that, following the example of your servant Elizabeth Ann Seton, we might express our love for you in the service of others....
Eleventh day of Christmas 2022
On the 11th day of Christmas It's a blessing to recall Eleven at Thanksgiving! Ten Graces a-bounding Nine for confirming Eight father's unioners Seven tots a-toiling Six great Granadians Five...
Tenth day of Christmas 2022
On the tenth day of ChristmasIt's a blessing to recallTen Graces a-boundingNine for confirmingEight father's unionersSeven tots a-toilingSix great GranadiansFive Lambeth friends!Four priests...
Daily prayer: Episcopal recovery programs
Blessed Lord, you ministered to all who came to you: Look with compassion upon all who through addiction have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of your unfailing mercy;...
Daily prayer: A new year in American politics
The graphic, by the filmmaker and activist Michael Moore, shows 121 members of the House of Representatives who, on Jan. 6, 2021, voted against the certification of the 2000 presidential election...
Ninth day of Christmas 2022
On the ninth day of ChristmasIt's a blessing to recallNine for confirmingEight father's unionersSeven tots a-toilingSix great GranadiansFive Lambeth friends!Four priests a-partyingThree mitered...
St. Mark’s Church, Downey
Namesake of our Lord, Jesus Ruiz Flores was one of 1,500 who died on the streets of Los Angeles County last year. I brought home a luminarium bearing his name from an interfaith-ecumenical service...