A prayer for personal devotions or public worship. May the Great Creator help us to live in a saintly manner and remind us that nothing– not even death– can separate of from God’s love. A Litany for the Feast of All Saints You are welcome to use this prayer for personal devotions or in a… Read More
Jesus Wept When Jesus arrived too late to say goodbye to his beloved Lazarus, his found family, one of his closest friends. When he comes too late, he does the truly human thing, he weeps. And some say, see he truly loved Lazarus, some cannot keep their mouths shut and have to admonish Jesus even… Read More
All Saints’ Day feels particularly personal to me this year, having lost my father just a couple of weeks ago. I am sad that I no longer experience his physical presence, and I celebrate the constant support he gave me, the ways he taught me to work hard and be curious, the delight he showed… Read More
When I was a baby, my grandmother started an add-a-pearl necklace for me. Each year she’d gift me with a tiny new pearl and have the chain restrung. Somehow, I ended up with more pearls than years our lives overlapped. Last weekend I wore my necklace as my brother, surrounded by a handful of family,… Read More
If you’ve struggled to find liturgical language adequate to this moment (pandemic, political crises, civil unrest, widely publicised injustices, and so much more), you’re not alone. By this point in 2020, with a seemingly endless journey ahead too, many of us are a little low on creativity. Here we have some contributions from our RevGals… Read More
For all the saints, who from their labors rest, The saints gone too soon before the fullness of their grace was truly known by human minds. The saints who were not lauded, but whose faithfulness bore generations of fruit. The saints whose witness spoke truth to power and brought forth new creations. The saints who… Read More
Today, the saints crowd around us, God, and we are grateful; for friends who made us laugh so hard it hurt, parents with the lessons it took us so long to learn, siblings, holding our shared past, mentors, with their particular wisdom. We see the people who come to mind every day, and the ones… Read More
After over 20 weeks of green paraments, we finally get a break from Ordinary Time! Some of us (including the Pope!) already took a break for red last week… but for many of us, this is the first toe in the water of the months-deep liturgical season pool. Welcome to All Saints’ Day, to white… Read More
There are a lot of moving parts in the lives of RevGals this week. All Saints Day was officially earlier this week, but for most will be celebrated in worship this coming Sunday. Those in the United States have a polarized and polarizing election campaign, with all its negativity swirling in the air. For many,… Read More
We give thanks, O God Most Holy, for the feet that walked this journey before us, for the saints and sinners who lived & loved under the shadow of your wings. We give thanks, O God Most Holy, for those who dared to travel the road together as lovers & strangers, as friends & disciples, for as long as they… Read More
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