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  1. Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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    06/23/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today, we celebrate St. John's Eve. The reading is "Baptism" by George Herbert.
    Tuesday, June 23, 2020

  2. Monday, June 22, 2020

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    06/22/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 431, and we remember St. Cyril and the Council at Ephesus. The reading is “Jehovah Jesus” by William Cowper.
    Monday, June 22, 2020

  3. Sunday, June 21, 2020

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    06/21/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1675, and we remember the rebuilding of St. Pauls' Cathedral in London. The reading is an excerpt from John Bunyan's "Pilgrims Progress."
    Sunday, June 21, 2020

  4. Saturday, June 20, 2020

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    06/20/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1336 on which Benedict XII issued his Papal Bull, Summi Magistri. The reading is from Malcolm Guite, “The Miracle at Cana,” from his “Sounding the Seasons.”
    Saturday, June 20, 2020

  5. Friday, June 19, 2020

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    06/19/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1834 and the birth of preacher Charles Spurgeon. The reading is a quote from the quotable Spurgeon himself.
    Friday, June 19, 2020

  6. Thursday, June 18, 2020

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    06/18/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1788 and the death of Reverend Adam Gib. The reading is from Thomas Erskine's, “The Believer’s Principles.”
    Thursday, June 18, 2020

  7. Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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    06/17/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1999 and the death of Cardinal George Basil Hume. The reading is an excerpt from Robert F. Capon's "Between Noon and Three."
    Wednesday, June 17, 2020

  8. Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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    06/16/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the 1548 and the beginning of the Adiaphoristic controversy. The reading is from English poet and priest John Marckant, “The Lamentation.”
    Tuesday, June 16, 2020

  9. Monday, June 15, 2020

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    06/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1686 when King's Chapel was erected in Boston. The reading is from American Puritan Michael Wigglesworth, "To The Christian Reader."
    Monday, June 15, 2020

  10. Sunday, June 14, 2020

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    06/14/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1966 and the “Notification regarding the abolition of the Index of books." The reading is an excerpt from “the Crucified God” by Jurgen Moltmann.
    Sunday, June 14, 2020

  11. Saturday, June 13, 2020

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    06/13/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 293 and the martyrdom of St. Aquilina. The reading is a quatrain from William Blake's, "The Grey Monk."
    Saturday, June 13, 2020

  12. Friday, June 12, 2020

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    06/12/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1819 and the birth of poet and priest Charles Kingsley Jr. The reading is "Easter Week" by Charles Kingsley.
    Friday, June 12, 2020