All Saints Sunday Wisdom 3:1-9; Psalm 24; Rev 21:1-6a; John 11:32-34 The Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister, ODM In 1941, a young Dutchwoman named Etty Hillesum began to write a journal, probably at the prompting of her therapist. During the next two years, Etty’s interior life became increasingly deep and rich, even as her external life […]
All Saints Revelation 7:9-17- Psalm 34.1-10- 1 John 3:1-3– Matthew 5.1-12 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘When he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.’ Today, we are celebrating the Feast of All Saints – we have already sung familiar hymns of the season, […]
All Saints Luke 6: 20-31 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector Last weekend, a small group from the Cathedral spent some time on retreat at the Cistercian Abbey of Rougemont, in Montérégie. Rougemont is known as the capital of apples, and we were able to enjoy the vast orchards surrounding the Abbey and […]
All Saints Day I John 3:1-3; Ps 34 Matt 5:1-12 Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister On November 1st, 1997, I spent the evening at a choir rehearsal, practicing the pieces of music which we would sing for All Saints Sunday. We sang There is a Balm in Gilead (my stepfather’s favorite spiritual) and Stanford’s setting of […]