A blessed Oxford Martyrs' Day
'O Lord, we beseech thee, for whom thy martyr Stephen did pray, and whom thine holy Apostle did so truly and earnestly love, that, for their salvation, he wished himself accursed from thee. Remember, O heavenly Father, the prayer of thy dear Son our Saviour Christ upon the cross, when he said unto thee: ��O Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” With this forgiveness, O good Lord, give me, I beseech thee, thy grace, so here briefly to set forth the sayings of thy Son our Saviour Christ, of his Evangelists, and of his Apostles, that, in this aforesaid controversy, the light of thy truth, by the lantern of thy word, may shine upon all them that love thee.'
- a prayer composed by Bp. Ridley as he awaited his execution.
We have been made aware of a brand new 1662 BCP Anglican Church plant in Western NY. A gorgeous old building was for sale and the church planter used his family’s own money to buy it and reconstitute it for the worship of God. Check it out.
https://t.co/OpQb0yxWAC
Although I am not a Roman Catholic, I do draw a lot of inspiration from the late Bishop Fulton Sheen, millions of Americans welcomed this man into their homes via television and radio weekly as he evangelized and taught the faith.
Blessed Fulton Sheen, Pray for us.
#fultonsheen
James Fulton Engstrom’s story became the miracle that helped lead to the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen.
In 2010, James was born without a pulse, heartbeat, or respiration. After 61 minutes of resuscitation efforts, as medical staff prepared to declare his death, his parents and others prayed for the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. James then began to breathe, and his heart started beating.
Following a Church investigation, Pope Francis approved the healing in 2019 as a miracle attributed to Sheen’s intercession. Today, James is a healthy teenager—and carried Blessed Fulton J. Sheen’s relic during the Beatification Mass.
Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, pray for us.
The Anglican Church is fully apostolic: rooted in the ancient Church, preserving the historic episcopate, the sacraments, the creeds and the faith handed down from the Apostles. It did not begin at the Reformation. Rome disagrees. But it doesn't matter what Rome says. Rome has zero authority in England since it went rogue 🏴
The Sarum Rite – England’s Own Way of Worship
Before Rome ruled the altar, and before Protestantism stripped it bare… England had her own rite.
The Sarum Rite wasn’t foreign. It wasn’t Roman. It was English.
Born in Salisbury (Sarum) under St. Osmund around 1078, the Sarum Rite grew to become the heartbeat of English worship. For centuries, from village chapels to great cathedrals, this was how our forefathers prayed, heard the Mass, marked the saints, and honoured God.
It blended the structure of Western Christianity with the distinct rhythm and beauty of English religious life - shaped by our land, our saints, our customs. It marked feasts like Candlemas, Lammas, and the Visitation (2nd July) with bells, incense, chants, processions, and blessings of fields.
The Sarum Rite was rooted in English soil, nurtured by English clergy, and kept by English hands. Even the music and ceremonial bore the stamp of native English piety - solemn, reverent, and noble.
When the Reformation swept in, the Sarum Rite was cast aside. But it wasn’t forgotten. Its spirit lives on - in the cadence of the Book of Common Prayer, in the reverence of traditional Anglican worship, and in the souls of those who still love old England and her Church.
This was the Faith of our ancestors - not Roman dogma, not modern minimalism, but true English Christianity in all its richness.
Sarum lives where English hearts remember. 🏴 🌹
Today I stood looking directly at the Parliament building in London, believers gathered to pray and repent for the state of this nation…and just a short while ago, MP’s have voted down the assisted suicide bill…there’s a glimmer of hope for our country…its moral compass is on life support…but it’s not dead…!!
Thanks be to God…!!
I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through Him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
He came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
He suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism
for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen. 🙏🏼
On the occasion of America’s Independence Day celebration:
GRANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thanks be to God for the gift of His Holy Spirit, who convicts us of our sins and brings about life and wisdom. May He increase our love for God and for one another in accordance with His Word.