For a refresher on a slice of 12th century British history, here's the saint for December 29, Thomas á Becket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwyLx8SCkjw The stained glass below is one from Canterbury Cathedral in England, depicting Becket's murder.
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This is the final woman of our series about the women in Jesus' genealogy according to Matthew. It's a repeat of the service from 2021, so some of the petitions at the end may indeed be dated. The Noonday prayer service is intact, however!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RruRSNYz2C8&t=13s Again, this was taped last year, so the prayer requests at the end are a bit out-of-date. The service, however, is the same, and the character and story of Ruth well worth another look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYB3Mjfd50I&t=20s The illustration of Ruth and Naomi comes from https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/ruth-midrash-and-aggadah The second woman mentioned in Matthew's genealogy is Rahab, who hid the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. Here's the Noonday Prayer service, with more on her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCj5QZc-fw I recorded an Advent series on the four women in Matthew's genealogy last year, so we will take a break from the saints in the liturgical calendar. This is Tamar, and she's late "due to technical difficulties beyond our control."
(If you're very attached to the saints, Andrew, the disciple of Jesus, was the saint for Nov. 30.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5P3WV_5hps |
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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