The Good Friday Sermon from the Rev. Joe Hensley, rector, St. George’s Episcopal Church Fredericksburg, VA | April 3, 2015 The collect prayer for Good Friday, which we prayed earlier, included these words: “Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given […]
Holy Week
It begins with feet
The Maundy Thursday Homily from the Rev. Deacon Carey Chirico, St. George’s Episcopal Church Fredericksburg, VA | April 2, 2015 Psalm 116:8 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. Amen. It begins with feet. Small, innocent feet which have never touched the ground. Small […]
Hosannah!
Palm Sunday Homily from the Rev. Joe Hensley, Mar 29, 2015 Hosannah! Hosannah in the highest! Today, Palm Sunday, we hear these words with new ears. We sing or say them every week when we celebrate the Eucharist together. Today we remember that the crowds who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem shouted those words from Psalm […]