by superadmin | Sep 14, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling Hymn 539, The Hymnal 1982 The words of the hymn “O Zion, haste,” are by Mary Ann Thomson (1834 – 1923), a native of London who eventually moved to Philadelphia and...
by superadmin | Sep 13, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre The God of Abraham praise Hymn 401, The Hymnal 1982 So much of our musical heritage in the Christian Church finds roots in Jewish liturgical customs. For a start, the Psalms of David are the oldest hymns we...
by superadmin | Sep 12, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun Hymn 140, The Hymnal 1982 “Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun,” was conceived by its author, John Donne (1573 – 1631), not as a hymn, but as a poem, entitled...
by superadmin | Sep 10, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Almighty God, As we journey on this Pilgrimage of life, lift our arms to help, strengthen our hearts to love, fill our voices to sing, open our minds to knowledge and truth, and help us to grow in service to your Church and the world. With the anointing of the...
by superadmin | Sep 9, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Kurt Kovalovich Trinity, Pottsville Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. Luke13:13 Our bodies are a marvel: the interconnections between sight, touch, sound, and brain are wonderful. The nerves to the feet are the longest...
by superadmin | Sep 8, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Kurt Kovalovich Trinity, Pottsville “I don’t know about the levels and layers of heaven, but I do know about tenderness about curves of a baby’s bottom about the touch of a loved one about wrinkles about dirt about sunshine about wild geese about waterfalls...
