Reminder:
Vespers 5:45 this evening
Divine Service 6:15
Saul thought it was a lie, a fraud, a trick and a cheat. Then our Lord revealed himself to him in His Risen and Ascended glory. In an instance Saul's life was changed as every assumption he'd ever made about Jesus and what His followers said about Him crumbled to dust. From the ashes, a new man arose. A man destined to be the greatest of the Apostles and the mighty teacher of the nations: St. Paul. How utterly like our Lord to take a fervent enemy and transform him into a dear friend! Join us as we celebrate the story of the man who found out the truth...
We observed this festival today at the Doxology retreat in Springfield, with Matins, Vespers, and Compline.
ReplyDeleteIt was a most appropriate day to sing "Amazing Grace", which we did at Compline. Other hymns included "By All Your Saints in Warfare" at Matins, "O God of Light" at Vespers, and "Christ, Mighty Savior" also at Compline.
Psalms included Psalm 119:41-50 (Waw) at Matins; Psalm 67, sung according to Luther's paraphrase "My God Bestow On Us His Grace", at Vespers; and Psalm 4, with Gerike's antiphon, at Compline.
Pastor Senkbeil preached this morning and Pastor Weiting taught this afternoon from the Large Catechism, the Third Article.
Given that it was a feast day, we sang "We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God" for the Te Deum at Matins. The Canticle at Vespers was the Song of Hannah.
And tomorrow we get to celebrate the Lord's ministry through St. Titus! :)