Polycarp, a martyr of the early church, is the saint for February 23. Learn more in the service of Noonday Prayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju0M6J_kNh4
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A proponent of fair treatment for Native Americans and enslaved Blacks in both England and the colony of Maryland, as well as a man dedicated to prison reform, Thomas Bray is also noted for his work in education. Learn more about him in the Noonday Prayer Service for February 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWYglU2M7s&t=17s |
Saints Alive!
I have been privileged to offer Noonday Prayer at my church, usually on Thursdays, which doesn’t matter because it’s on Youtube forever. [It’s amazing what can be done with a smartphone and a smart, helpful parish administrator!] The service is brief, with a place for a meditation. We usually look at the Episcopal calendar of saints, who are nearly always honored on their death dates, not their birth dates. Here is a hymn by medieval saint Hildegard of Bingen to set the mood.
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