This is the landing page for my 2023 Lenten sermon series. I have never preached the Lenten season before and so I am excited to learn and I anticipate that…
The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrianhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Prostration_St-Ephraim_01b_icon-2842984110.jpg780639Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Introduction This beautiful little prayer and accompanying exercise is an important and classic prayer used in Eastern Orthodox observance of the Lenten season. I first discovered it while reading Great Lent:…
Lent: An Introductionhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/rui-silva-sj-V0HmNoWDkbU-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
What is Lent? Lent refers to the practice of the Christian Church that observes a 40 day preparation for Easter marked by fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. The tradition has been…