J. Bartolo Cruz

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A Meditation on Fasting During Lent

By Joseph Pietro | May 11, 2023

Lent is a time for fasting, not only from the immoralities that beset us (as we should always be striving…

Morning Office Post Reflections Wednesday 4/19/23

The Battle and the Response – Despair Leads to Grumbling or Faith

By Saint Andrew's REC | April 19, 2023

Wednesday 1st Sunday After Easter Morning Prayer Each morning St. Andrews Reformed Episcopal Church does morning prayer and this blog…

Good Friday

Good Friday Reflection: The Shepherd is the Lamb

By Deacon James Allen | April 7, 2023

The Lord be with you. Let us pray.  Oh merciful God, who has to made all men, and hatest nothing…

Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday Reflection

By Rev Mark Shields | April 6, 2023

As we continue through Holy Week, we have now reached Maundy Thursday. On Maundy Thursday, we celebrate when Jesus first…

Holy Wednesday

Holy Wednesday Reflection: Covenant Redemption of the Whole Man

By J. Bartolo Cruz | April 5, 2023

This Wednesday before Easter, we find ourselves in the midst of Holy Week, anticipating Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday,…

A Reflection on Ember Days, or Embertide

By J. Bartolo Cruz | March 3, 2023

What are Ember Days? In the Anglican Church, Ember Days are days for prayer, fasting and abstinence, and acts of…