The Bishop's Blog

Priests in charge of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles churches in Ojai, Ventura, and Oxnard report a healthy jolt from the earthquake but, so far, no serious issues. Thanks be to God. KNBC is...

Gracious God, who promises shelter from the storm, as Hilary bears down, extend your wings of protection over all those living out of doors around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles as well as...

You and all your people are in our prayers as we prepare for Hilary this weekend. As you make decisions about Sunday worship, please feel no hesitation about relying on the expertise we gained...

During COVID, the State of California Employment Development Department was in the news for gargantuan wait times and backlogs. Those calling in never got through. By which I mean never. This May...

O God, eternal sovereign, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and...

Almighty God, in your Word you have given us a vision of that holy City to which the nations of the world bring their glory: Behold and visit, we pray, the cities of the earth. Renew the ties of...

As is usually the case in the immediate aftermath of disasters, monetary gifts remain among the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i's most urgent needs – second only to your prayers for those who are have...

O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom;...

O God of justice and compassion, who puts down the proud and mighty from their place, and lifts up the poor and the afflicted: We give you thanks for your faithful witness Jonathan Myrick Daniels,...

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus...

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 we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly...

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 servant Clare, might serve...