Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 3/21/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 3/21/21

The Days are Coming …

“This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” — The Prophet Jeremiah (Jer 31:33)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 3/14/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 3/14/21

Refreshment in the Wilderness

“Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.” — Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Jn 6:12)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 3/7/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 3/7/21

Fascinated by the Law

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. — Ex 20:2

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/28/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/28/21

Foreshadowing the Cross

If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. — Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Mark 8:34)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/21/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/21/21

Temptation of the Wilderness

Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison. — The Apostle Peter (1 Pe 3:18-19)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/14/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/14/21

Quinquigesima

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?— Psalm 27:1

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/7/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 2/7/21

Sexigesima

Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks unto your Name. When you show me your loving-kindness, then shall the righteous gather around me. — Psalm 142:9

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/31/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/31/21

Septuagesima

They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. — The Evangelist Mark (Mark 1:22)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/24/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/24/21

Third Sunday of Epiphany

If you return, O Israel, declares the Lord, to me you should return. — The Prophet Jeremiah (Jer 4:1)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/17/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/17/21

Second Sunday of Epiphany

Glorify God in your body. - The Apostle Paul (1 Cor 6:20)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/10/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/10/21

Baptism of our Lord

Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. — The Prophet Isaiah (Isa. 42:1)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/3/21 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 1/3/21

Joy in Abundance

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.” ~ The Prophet Jeremiah (Jer 31:10)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 12/27/20 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 12/27/20

Sunday of Nativity

When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons — The Apostle Paul (Gal 4:4-5)

Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 12/25/20 Fr. Nathaniel Kidd 12/25/20

On Christmastide

The Feast of the Nativity — that great and lauded celebration of the Incarnation, the coming of Christ and his birth in our midst — begins the brief season of Christmastide, which stretches 12 days from the day of Christmas itself (Dec 25) through the Feast of the Epiphany (Jan 6).