Devotion on Fasting by John Chrysostomm
First Sunday in Lent, 14 February 2016 Anno Domini (St. Valentine's Day) St Andrews Anglican Orthodox Church, Sermon Text from 1st Propers, Morning Prayer Alms Giving - 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [...]
I have received a few inquiries on how we should observe Ash Wednesday; so I have decided to send out again my devotion Ash Wednesday from last year. As we know, the Prayer Book provides no service for application of ashes. In fact, the English Reformers found the practice a repulsive Romish exercise. It was [...]