Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The year was 1958. We remember the author Elsie Singmaster. The reading is from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, “That Blessed Hope.”
Michaelmas, Griffith Jones and the Protective Power of the Word
The theme of guardianship permeates Christian observances of Michaelmas, unifying this wide variety of celebrations.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The year was 1349. We remember the English hermit, mystic, and author Richard Rolle. The reading is from 19th-century poet James Montgomery, “Come To Calvary’s Holy Mountain.”
Monday, September 28, 2020
The year was 1529. We remember the death of Adolf Clarenbach and Peter Fliesteden. The reading is from Martin Luther's Large Catechism in response to the petition in the Lord's prayer for the forgiveness of sins.
Sunday, September 27, 2020
The year was 1805. We remember the English minister and advocate for orphans, George Müller. The reading is from D.S. Martin, “Sitting on A Stone."