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Many Americans have been digging themselves out of the winter storms. There are several psalms and prayers related to ice and snow which you could use to praise God for his power and grace:
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Psalms and Prayers for Ice and Snow
This article collects psalms and prayers related to ice and snow (Don't miss the winter hymn at the end!).
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February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Many Americans have been digging themselves out of the winter storms. There are several psalms and prayers related to ice and snow which you could use to praise God for his power and grace:
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Have questions about Baptism? Check out our Rookie Anglican Guide:
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Holy Baptism: A Rookie Anglican Guide
In baptism, we receive regeneration, the forgiveness of sins, and adoption as children of God and members of the covenant.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Have questions about Baptism? Check out our Rookie Anglican Guide:
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Part of the Ordination service of every priest is the Exhortation, which the bishop gives. It is a powerful call to embrace the responsibilities and understand the weight of this office: to steward, to guard, to work, and to rely.
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The Prayer Book's Exhortation for Faithful Priests
The Exhortation of the Prayer Book's Ordinal is sobering. Like the Commissioning Oath, it places a heavy responsibility on the ordinand.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Part of the Ordination service of every priest is the Exhortation, which the bishop gives. It is a powerful call to embrace the responsibilities and understand the weight of this office: to steward, to guard, to work, and to rely.
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Prepare to worship on Sunday (Epiphany 5A) with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 5A
Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Epiphany 5A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Prepare to worship on Sunday (Epiphany 5A) with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Institutions are human creations; institutional failure can and does occur everywhere. When this failure happens in the church, it has a cosmic weight to it. How do we stay in imperfect institutions? How do we minister to those around us who have been hurt?
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Mercy in the Midst: Courage to Stay in an Imperfect Church
In an imperfect church, what is often experienced is the limitation of human institutions rather than the absence of divine care.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Institutions are human creations; institutional failure can and does occur everywhere. When this failure happens in the church, it has a cosmic weight to it. How do we stay in imperfect institutions? How do we minister to those around us who have been hurt?
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Prepare your heart for worship with Geoff Little's Today in the Spirit for Epiphany 4A:
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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 4A
In Year A, walking with Jesus in our worship, with the Gospel of Matthew as our guide, the church will focus on the biblical illumination of Jesus as divine teacher. For five consecutive weeks, we wil...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Prepare your heart for worship with Geoff Little's Today in the Spirit for Epiphany 4A:
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"Sound doctrine sets us free. The Reformation needed to happen, not just because there was a debate to be won but because souls were in the balance. Bad doctrine leads to bad pastoring."
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10 Liberating Truths from the 39 Articles
Sound doctrine sets us free. The Reformation needed to happen, not just because there was a debate to be won but because souls were in the balance. Bad doctrine leads to bad pastoring. Sometimes, we f...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"Sound doctrine sets us free. The Reformation needed to happen, not just because there was a debate to be won but because souls were in the balance. Bad doctrine leads to bad pastoring."
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There is incredible power in the arts to communicate the gospel. Such missional use of creativity is rooted deep within the Church's history, though it has faltered. We ought to recover the arts and integrate them more deeply into the life of our churches:
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Recovering the Power of the Arts
The arts have the power to change lives and open people’s hearts and minds to the beauty of the gospel by connecting with the imagination.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM
There is incredible power in the arts to communicate the gospel. Such missional use of creativity is rooted deep within the Church's history, though it has faltered. We ought to recover the arts and integrate them more deeply into the life of our churches:
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 3A
Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Epiphany 3A in his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Though you may be accustomed to seeing your priest in an alb and stole, choir dress has always been an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition. I would argue there are reasons it may be the preferred choice! Choir dress is the vestment that is never wrong.
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Choir Dress: The Vestment That Is Never Wrong
Though you may be accustomed to an alb and stole, choir dress is always an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Though you may be accustomed to seeing your priest in an alb and stole, choir dress has always been an appropriate vestment in the Anglican tradition. I would argue there are reasons it may be the preferred choice! Choir dress is the vestment that is never wrong.
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our weekly Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Epiphany 1A
Prepositions are important in the Book of Common Prayer. One change in the BCP 2019 that can easily go unnoticed is the designation Sundays “of Epiphany” in the new book compared with Sundays “after E...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our weekly Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the spiritual classic: A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life. This community is the oldest Anglican religious order in the United States.
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A Garden Enclosed
Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the 1907 spiritual classic A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life by Sister Frances Anna, writing anonymously as “A Sister of...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the spiritual classic: A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life. This community is the oldest Anglican religious order in the United States.
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Our latest Daily Office Booklet (January to February 2026) is out! Check out this great resource for your daily prayer life:
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Daily Office Booklet 2026: January–April
We've completed the latest edition of the Daily Office Booklet. This volume covers the period from January to April 2026.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Our latest Daily Office Booklet (January to February 2026) is out! Check out this great resource for your daily prayer life:
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Check out our review of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle:
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Book Review: The White Horse King by Benjamin Merkle
Benjamin Merkle, The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. Thomas Nelson, 2009. 272 pp. Contrary to what the spicier corners of Roman Catholic Twitter insist, the English Church did not begi...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Check out our review of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle:
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In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer (pp. 91-98).
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The Great Litany: A Rookie Anglican Guide
In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In times of fasting or seasons of special need, Anglicans use an ancient form of responsive prayer called the Great Litany. This litany is extensive and encompassing, running across eight pages in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer (pp. 91-98).
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Christmas 2A
Geoff Little Reflection on Christmas 2A in the ACNA Sunday Lectionary for his ongoing series, Today in the Spirit.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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It's almost #Christmas! Let us help you celebrate with our Liturgical Home from Ashley Tumlin Wallace, including traditional German stollen:
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The Liturgical Home: Christmas Day
After the long weeks of Advent, of intentional waiting, fasting, prayer, and preparation, the Christmas Day is finally here.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
It's almost #Christmas! Let us help you celebrate with our Liturgical Home from Ashley Tumlin Wallace, including traditional German stollen:
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In the original context of Isaiah, the key powerfully symbolizes decisive authority and the power to carry out definitive decisions.
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O Clavis David: O Key of David
O Clavis David proclaims God’s appointed leadership of Christ Jesus as the fulfillment of the promises given to the dynasty of King David.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In the original context of Isaiah, the key powerfully symbolizes decisive authority and the power to carry out definitive decisions.
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“O Root of Jesse” seems, perhaps, out of place among the others. Other “O Antiphons” appear to emphasize key attributes of who God is. “Radix Jesse” feels more like a minor detail about Jesus’ human lineage, but it’s important in the grand prophetic scheme:
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O Radix Jesse: O Root of Jesse
Root of Jesse feels important in the grand prophetic scheme, but why it’s listed beside other Antiphons, we might struggle to understand.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“O Root of Jesse” seems, perhaps, out of place among the others. Other “O Antiphons” appear to emphasize key attributes of who God is. “Radix Jesse” feels more like a minor detail about Jesus’ human lineage, but it’s important in the grand prophetic scheme:
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"A tree on fire is enough for a brief pause; however, a tree on fire with unchanging green leaves warrants an investigation. God uses the moment to introduce himself and commission Moses as his representative in the work of salvation."
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O Adonai: O Lord of Might
The second title of Jesus in the O Antiphons, Adonai, comes from the second book of the Bible, Exodus, where God delivers his people.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"A tree on fire is enough for a brief pause; however, a tree on fire with unchanging green leaves warrants an investigation. God uses the moment to introduce himself and commission Moses as his representative in the work of salvation."
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Why is Wisdom—or in Latin, Sapientia—the first of the seven “O Antiphons?” Because this is Wisdom from on high: the divine, personified Wisdom, who was present at the creation of the world.
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O Sapientia: O Wisdom From On High
In the original O Antiphons, and still to this day on the church calendar, "O Wisdom" was the first of the seven.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why is Wisdom—or in Latin, Sapientia—the first of the seven “O Antiphons?” Because this is Wisdom from on high: the divine, personified Wisdom, who was present at the creation of the world.
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Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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Today in the Spirit: Advent 4A (Annunciation)
Geoff Little reflects on the ACNA Sunday Lectionary readings for Advent 4A in his series Today in the Spirit.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Prepare your heart for Sunday with our Today in the Spirit from Geoff Little:
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