& the Word was made flesh

anglican, bisexual, etc. Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him!

[godmechanic]

have been attending/serving the (Anglican) missal mass for about a year now. here is my review.

it is very strange, even if you’re used to other forms of Catholic liturgy. great if you don’t like dealing with pew acrobatics: just kneel basically the whole time and you’re set. great if you don’t like leaflets/reading along: the congregation says very little other than “amen” and “thanks be to god”. great if you love the KJV or if you want a really meditative experience involving little congregational interaction. the liturgy of the word takes up way, way less time than the eucharistic prayers.

The prayers at the foot of the altar and words of institution and all the different prayers for the dead are extremely beautiful, but my favorite part is the last gospel, which makes me tear up about half the time. i still love the bcp 79 service, but the missal is a lovely contemplative time, would recommend highly if there’s one near you.

[godmechanic]

We do not even begin to pray unless we are first touched by 'the inner wound of love', which impels us to seek ever more direct and personal experience of Christ, comparable to the relation of married love; once touched by our lover, we can no longer be content with what is mediated of his love in the Church, through 'angels and prophets', but desire to transcend even the freedom and rationality proper to mankind and receive the direct supernatural enlightenment of the Word. Origen gives voice to the longing which has never been quenched in any religious tradition, the passion, not for 'intellectual' ecstasy or even for a mystical absorption, but for direct, palpable assurance and experience of the sweetness of a God who enters into intimacy with his creatures.

rowan williams, the wound of knowledge

[godmechanic]

God, keeping His distance, standing on His dignity, that God who needs to be lured into loving us because He doesn’t really want to — that rather terrifying and nonsensical picture is one which so many religious people have clung to in the face of all the evidence of the New Testament, and frankly all the evidence of spiritual experience across the centuries. As if somehow we’re more comfortable — and isn’t that strange — more comfortable with a God who might perhaps be impressed by our good behavior. And the sad and wonderful news of the Gospel is that God is totally unimpressed by our behavior, and doesn’t need to be. Whether He’s impressed or not is entirely irrelevant to the fact of His love. The myth is the God who needs to be impressed. The truth is the God of Jesus, who is already running towards us long before we’ve even taken a breath to address him.

Rowan Williams, The Truth Shall Set You Free

[godmechanic]

World's Most Anglican Objection Has Been Lodged

[darnitjack]

On the one hand I deeply respect the Anglicans I personally know.

On the other hand their whole denomination seems a to lean into being wishy-washy

[godmechanic]

I think it’s an charism of Anglicanism to hold a small number of core orthodox beliefs and practices as absolutely necessary (the Creeds, the Bible, the Eucharistic and baptismal liturgies) and allow wide latitude for believers beyond that!

[godmechanic]

World's Most Anglican Objection Has Been Lodged

[godmechanic]

Have spent lent mostly reading books about mountaineering, serving missal masses, and cleaning thuribles, will endeavor to post more of my Easter reads on here.

[godmechanic]

happy Easter everybody, Jesus is King!

[whyoneartheven]

could I request some prayers for my grandpa? He has leukemia, and it’s been steadily getting worse, to the point he’s almost living in isolation. It’s taking a big toll on his physical and mental health, and he just got some more bad news about it the other day :(

[godmechanic]

please pray for me, I’m serving my first missal mass tonight and quite anxious!

[godmechanic]

it went so well!! thank you all!!

[godmechanic]

please pray for me, I’m serving my first missal mass tonight and quite anxious!

[elainiisms]

[sunglassesbot]

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre

[godmechanic]

It Happened To Me: talked to a guy about soteriology too long and we accidentally started dating

[kritastrophe]

john the beloved / mary magdalene

[unpeeled-human]

webp. more like wet ppee.

also on bsky

[xanaxfarts]

The stone floor of a church in Brittany, France comes alive with color as morning sun filters through stained glass. photo: Jim Richardson

[godmechanic]

Just wanted to say that although I am not Christian, I frequent your blog (especially the "prayer" tag) because it is very healing for me. I have no one to talk to about this, so I decided, why not speak here? My aunt died in June and it was probably one of the most beautiful feelings in the world. Just the raw, human emotions that came with it. The grief that came from loving someone so much. How minuscule my own problems became when I realized how love is bigger than most things. The spiritual insight I have gained since then. This blog. All of it is continuously beautiful, no matter the emotion exhibited. Bless you and I hope life treats you well.

I have been saving this ask in my inbox for well over a year now, you and your aunt have been in my prayers. god be with you!