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Lent in Prayer

Posted in Lent, Prayer on February 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »


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LENTEN DAILY PRAYERS.

Morning.

Earnest, regular prayer If you are unaccustomed to keeping the Daily Offices, here are some patterns of prayer that you can use during Lent. It is a desirable thing that you learn to take on Morning and Evening Prayer as a regular discipline, but, these patterns and prayers are a good place to start and, for the really busy person, they form a sufficient pattern of prayer for the day.

Do not allow yourself to be rushed. Get out of bed early enough that you can say your prayers with attention and clarity. Kneel down, and try to put away for the moment all other thoughts, and to feel that you are in God’s presence.

Lord, have mercy upon me.
Christ, have mercy upon me.
Lord, have mercy upon me.
Our Father, &c.
The Collect or Collects for the week (or for the day, if it be a holy day or feast day).

Praised be the Lord daily;
Even the God who helpeth us, and poureth His benefits upon us.
I laid me down and slept, and rose up again:
For the Lord sustained me.

Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
Lord, hear my prayer,
And let my cry come unto Thee.

ALMIGHTY GOD, our Heavenly Father, who hath graciously preserved me during the past night, have mercy, upon me, I pray Thee, and vouchsafe to
cleanse me from all stain of sin in the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour; keep me, I beseech Thee, from all harm and evil during this day, and grant that through the grace of Thy Holy Spirit I may truly love, and serve, and warship, Thee, O God, to the glory of Thy Name, both this and all the days of my life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYERS.

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, Son of the living God, and Saviour of the world, who west made man, and nailed to the bitter Cross to save us from sin and to redeem us from death; help me, I humbly beseech Thee, O My Lord and Saviour, to resist all tempta¬tions, and to overcome all my faults, to be watchful over myself, and to follow Thee in the blessed steps of Thy most holy life, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, One God, world without end. Amen.

Read over, quietly and thoughtfully, the reading for the day in the Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer; and when you rise and go to your occupation, remember that the love of God should be in all things our motive, and that the fear of God is always a great protection against temptation.

Midday.

If your occupations afford you the opportunity, try to secure a few moments for a short prayer at midday. Thus:
O Saviour of the world, who by Thy cross and precious blood hath redeemed us; save me, and help me, I humbly beseech Thee, O Lord.

Our Father, &c.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and. the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Evening.

Kneel down, clear you mind and try to forget everything else, and say: O God, Thou searcher of our hearts, I am in Thy presence, have mercy upon me and help me truly to examine myself, I beseech Thee.

1. Did I get up in proper time this morning, and did I say my prayers reverently and carefully?
2. Have I done all things to-day faithfully and well that I might please God, and glorify His name?
3. Have I today done, or said, or thought anything I am ashamed of; anything that I know and feel must offend God, and. grieve His Holy Spirit? (Don’t hurry over this question, but think well before you answer it)
4. Have I today done any wrong to any one, or led any one to do wrong?
5. Have I any reason to think that I am growing better, and living more and more according to God’s Will.

Then confess to God the sins and faults which your self-examination may have brought to light, and pray for forgiveness. You may use some such form as this:

O GOD, the FATHER, the Son, and the HOLY GHOST, I am sorry that I have sinned against Thee, and I confess unto Thee my faults; I confess that I have sinned, that I have . . . O Heavenly Father, I beseech Thee to pardon me for His sake who bore our sins in His own body on the cross, and now ever liveth to make intercession for us: make me, I pray Thee, more sorry. for my faults, and help me by Thy Holy Spirit to over. come them all, through the Same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(If your examination and confession are made in a merely formal way without any earnest feeling, it may do you no good, and you will not receive pardon from God.)

OUR FATHER, &C.

Unto Thee, O LORD, will I pay my vows;
Unto Thee do I give thanks.
I will lay me down in peace and take my rest;
For it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in
safety.

Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.

ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, who halt given us the day for work and the night for rest, I humbly beseech Thee to take me under Thy gracious care during this night, and to grant that as Thy holy angels always do Thee service in heaven, so by Thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ADDITIONAL PRAYERS

O GOD, with whom the darkness is as clear as the light, and who art about our path and about our bed, keep me, I beseech Thee, that in nothing I may offend Thee; and grant that at morning light I may rise refreshed and glad to enjoy Thy mercies, and by Thy grace to do Thee service, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O GOD, whom I desire to love and obey, grant, I beseech Thee, that, abiding by faith in Thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, I may be evermore guided, strengthened, and sanctified by Thy Holy Spirit, that so I may in all things do Thy will, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I thank Thee, O God, for the blessings of the day past, and of this life in general ; and for my creation, redemption, and regeneration, for Thy grace, and for my faith in Thee, I desire most humbly to thank Thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be¬seeching Thee graciously to hear my prayers, and to grant me Thy peace and Thy blessing, both this night and for evermore. Amen.

You may add prayers for other blessings in your own words. The following are suggested as blessings which you will always do well to pray for, although of course you need not pray for them all at any one time.

• That you may have grace to purify yourself in thought, word, and deed, even as the Lord Jesus Christ is pure; and that you may grow more and more like unto Him in all things.
• That you may be sanctified in body, soul, and spirit, through the grace of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
• That God will teach you to pray, and also to do His will.
• That He will help you to worship Him in spirit and in truth, and to obey His commandments.
• That He will help you, fighting manfully under Christ’s banner, to conqueryour besetting sin, and to cast it from you.
• That He will give you grace to watch and pray, and to resist all the temptations by which you may be assailed.
• That you may increase in every Christian grace, and persevere in every good word and work.
• That you may be able to live peaceably with all, and that you may have grace always to do to all as you would have them do to you.
• That you may do all your work honestly, diligently, and faithfully.
• That you may have strength and energy to do all things thoroughly and well.
• That you may be prospered in all things according to God’s will.
• That you may always set before you your duty, and be enabled always to do that which is right.
• That you may be blessed with health and strength, with vigour and activity.
• That God will pour upon your father and mother His grace and heavenly benediction.
• That He will keep your brothers and sisters from all harm and evil, and guide and prosper them in all things.
• That to all your relations and friends He will grant His mercy, and His grace according to the need of each of them.
• That you and your daily companions may live in brotherly love, helping one another in all good things.
• That God will guide and strengthen your Bishop and Clergy, and prosper their work according to His will.
• That He will comfort and succour the sick, the sor¬rowful, and all who are in need, or danger.
• That He will strengthen and encourage the faint¬hearted, the desponding, and all who are sorely tempted.
• That He will awaken the sinful and the careless, and lead them to repentance.
• That the heathen may everywhere be gathered into the fold of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Ash Wednesday-First Reminder

Posted in Chant, Lent, Liturgy on February 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »


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Ash Wednesday is fast approaching.  Here at St. Alban’s there will be no Bible study that morning, as there will be Confessions starting at 10:30 a.m.  In addition, there will be Confessions heard from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.  Clergy will be here the previous day, Shrove Tuesday for those wishing to make their Confession before Lent actually begins.

There will be two Masses with Imposition of Ashes-Noon and 6:30 p.m.  Matins will take place as usual at 8:00 a.m.

If you are looking for a particular discipline to take on this Lent, I suggest coming to Matins daily on weekdays.  There are some differences during the penitential season, notably the use of the Lenten Prose in the sung service.   You can hear a version of it much like we chant on the YouTube here:  Lenten Prose

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St. Ita of Kileedy

Posted in Medititions, Saint's Days on February 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »


Ita

Today, I learned of a great Irish saint, St. Ita of Kileedy (Ite ingen Chinn Fhalad) (d. 570/577).  She was an early Irish nun and patron saint of Killeedy. She was known as the “foster mother of the saints of Erin”. The name “Ita” (“thirst for holiness”) was conferred on her because of her saintly qualities. I missed her feast day on 15 January, but will keep it next year.  I sent for her icon today, which has just been released for purchase.

Her legend is worth noting today.  Called the “Brigid of Munster”, Ita was born in 480 in the present County Waterford.  Her father was Cennfoelad or Confhaola (try pronouncing that) and her mother was Necta.

An account of Ita’s life in the Codex Kilkenniensis, follows the example of Brigit in describing the opposition Íte meets in pursuit of her vocation. She was baptised as Deirdre and grew up in Drum, County Waterford. Ita was said to embody the six virtues of Irish womanhood – wisdom, purity, beauty, musical ability, gentle speech and needle skills. She is also reported to have rejected a prestigious marriage for a life as a consecrated woman religious.

At the age of sixteen she moved to Cluain Credhail, a place-name that has ever since been known as Killeedy – meaning “Church of St. Ita” – in County Limerick, where she founded a small community of nuns and resided for the remainder of her life, in community with other consecrated women. Bishop Declan of Ardmore conferred the veil on her.

Legend has it that Ita was led to Killeedy by three heavenly lights. The first was at the top of the Galtee mountains, the second on the Mullaghareirk mountains and the third at Cluain Creadhail, which is nowadays Killeedy. Her sister Fiona also went to Killeedy with her and became a member of the community.

A strongly individualistic character is glimpsed in the stories that surround her life. When she decided to settle in Killeedy, a chieftain offered her a large grant of land to support the convent. But Ita would accept only four acres, which she cultivated intensively. The community group seems to have had a school for little boys where they were taught “Faith in God with purity of heart; simplicity of life with religion; generosity with love”. Her pupils are said to have included Saint Brendan the Navigator, whom Bishop Erc gave to Ita in fosterage when he was a year old. St. Ita kept him until he was six.  He later visited her between his voyages and always deferred to her counsel. Brendan is believed to have asked her what three things God loved best. “True faith in God and a pure heart, a simple life with a religious spirit and open-handedness inspired by charity,” she answered.

She noted at one point the three things God most detested: a scowling face, obstinacy in wrongdoing, and too great a confidence in the power of money. She dedicated herself to prayer, fasting, simplicity and cultivating a gift for spiritual discernment. She was also endowed with the gift of prophecy and was held in great veneration by a large number of contemporary saints, men as well as women.

Ita was said to have a gift for guiding people in holiness. She was much sought after as a spiritual director. During this period of Christianity, the Celtic Church was more advanced than other churches at the time in recognizing qualities of spiritual leadership in women and in encouraging women in this role. It is thought that Ita may have been abbess of a double monastery of men and women.

Her legend places a great deal of emphasis on her austerity, as told by St. Cuimin of County Down, and numerous miracles are recorded of her. She is also said to be the originator of an Irish lullaby for the infant Jesus, an English version of which was set for voice and piano by the American composer Samuel Barber. She probably died of cancer, though contemporary chroniclers describe how her side was consumed by a beetle that eventually grew to the size of a pig. When she felt her end approaching she sent for her community of nuns, and invoked the blessing of heaven on the clergy and laity of the district around Kileedy. Ita died sometime around 570.

Her grave, frequently decorated with flowers, is in the ruins of Cill Ide, a Romanesque church at Killeedy where her monastery once stood. It was destroyed by Viking invaders in the ninth century. A Romanesque church was later built over its ruins, but that too failed to survive. The site, however, remains a place of pilgrimage today. A holy well nearby, almost invisible now, was known for centuries for curing smallpox in children and other diseases as well.  Another village in County Limerick, Kilmeedy (In Irish – Cill m’Ide, or church of my Ita) has links with the saint as well – having first set up a church in Kilmeedy before the one in Killeedy.

Not only was St. Ita a saint, but she was the foster-mother of many saints, including St. Brendan the Navigator, St. Pulcherius (Mochoemog) and Cummian. At the request of Bishop Butler of Limerick, Pope Pius IX granted a special Office and Mass for the feast of St. Ita, which is kept on 15 January. Although not on the Roman calendar of saints, her feast is celebrated as an optional memorial in Ireland.

St Ita is the patron saint of Killeedy, Ireland,[4] and along with St. Munchin is co-patron of the Diocese of Limerick. She is reportedly a good intercessor in terms of pregnancy and eye illnesses.

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Sexagesima 2018

Posted in Liturgy, Music on February 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »


Missal

I have had a number of requests to post the order of the Mass for the upcoming Sunday so that folks can practice the hymns.  Given scheduling, this may appear earlier or later in the week, but I hope to have it here on the blog in sufficient time for folks to warm up those vocal cords.

HOLY EUCHARIST- February 4, 2018

Hymnal (11:00 am)  

Prelude
315   Processional Hymn (Kremser)
Introit (Insert)
Collect for Purity
701   Decalogue (Merbecke)
702   Kyrie eleison (Merbecke)
Collect
Epistle (II Corinthians xi.19)
Gradual (see insert)
Gospel (St. Luke viii.4)
Nicene Creed
401   Sermon Hymn (Weymouth)
Sermon—The Rev. Canon Charles H. Nalls
OFFERTORY
Offertory (see insert)
298   Offertory Hymn (Tallis Ordinal)
560   Doxology (Pentecost)
Intercessions of the Faithful
General Confession 75
Absolution & Comfortable Words 76
CONSECRATION
Sursum Corda
706/796 Sanctus & Benedictus (Merbecke)
Canon of Consecration
Lord’s Prayer
FRACTION
Peace of the Lord
706 Agnus Dei (Merbecke)
Prayer of Humble Access
211 Communion Hymn (Jesu, Joy); 212 (Bread of Heaven)
Post-communion Thanksgiving
Communio (Insert)
Dismissal & Blessing
The Last Gospel (Response: “Thanks be to God!)
287 Recessional Hymn (Elbing)
Postlude

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Some Thoughts on Lenten Prayer

Posted in Lent, Medititions, Prayer on February 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »


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LENTEN DAILY PRAYERS.

Morning.
Earnest, regular prayer If you are unaccustomed to keeping the Daily Offices, here are some patterns of prayer that you can use during Lent. It is a desirable thing that you learn to take on Morning and Evening Prayer as a regular discipline, but, these patterns and prayers are a good place to start and, for the really busy person, they form a sufficient pattern of prayer for the day.
Do not allow yourself to be rushed. Get out of bed early enough that you can say your prayers with attention and clarity. Kneel down, and try to put away for the moment all other thoughts, and to feel that you are in God’s presence.

Lord, have mercy upon me.
Christ, have mercy upon me.
Lord, have mercy upon me.
Our Father, &c.
The Collect or Collects for the week (or for the day, if it be a holy day or feast day).

Praised be the Lord daily;
Even the God who helpeth us, and poureth His benefits upon us.
I laid me down and slept, and rose up again:
For the Lord sustained me.

Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
Lord, hear my prayer,
And let my cry come unto Thee.

ALMIGHTY GOD, our Heavenly Father, who hath graciously preserved me during the past night, have mercy, upon me, I pray Thee, and vouchsafe to
cleanse me from all stain of sin in the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour; keep me, I beseech Thee, from all harm and evil during this day, and grant that through the grace of Thy Holy Spirit I may truly love, and serve, and warship, Thee, O God, to the glory of Thy Name, both this and all the days of my life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYERS.

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, Son of the living God, and Saviour of the world, who west made man, and nailed to the bitter Cross to save us from sin and to redeem us from death; help me, I humbly beseech Thee, O My Lord and Saviour, to resist all tempta¬tions, and to overcome all my faults, to be watchful over myself, and to follow Thee in the blessed steps of Thy most holy life, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, One God, world without end. Amen.

Read over, quietly and thoughtfully, the reading for the day in the Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer; and when you rise and go to your occupation, remember that the love of God should be in all things our motive, and that the fear of God is always a great protection against temptation.

Midday.

If your occupations afford you the opportunity, try to secure a few moments for a short prayer at mid¬day. Thus:
O Saviour of the world, who by Thy cross and precious blood hath redeemed us; save me, and help me, I humbly beseech Thee, O Lord.
Our Father, &c.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and. the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Evening.

Kneel down, clear you mind and try to forget everything else, and say: O God, Thou searcher of our hearts, I am in Thy presence, have mercy upon me and help me truly to examine myself, I beseech Thee.
1. Did I get up in proper time this morning, and did I say my prayers reverently and carefully?
2. Have I done all things to-day faithfully and well that I might please God, and glorify His name?
3. Have I today done, or said, or thought anything I am ashamed of; anything that I know and feel must offend God, and. grieve His Holy Spirit? (Don’t hurry over this question, but think well before you answer it)
4. Have I today done any wrong to any one, or led any one to do wrong?
5. Have I any reason to think that I am growing better, and living more and more according to God’s Will.
Then confess to God the sins and faults which your self-examination may have brought to light, and pray for forgiveness. You may use some such form as this:

O GOD, the FATHER, the Son, and the HOLY GHOST, I am sorry that I have sinned against Thee, and I confess unto Thee my faults; I confess that I have sinned, that I have . . . O Heavenly Father, I beseech Thee to pardon me for His sake who bore our sins in His own body on the cross, and now ever liveth to make intercession for us: make me, I pray Thee, more sorry. for my faults, and help me by Thy Holy Spirit to over. come them all, through the Same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(If your examination and confession are made in a merely formal way without any earnest feeling, it may do you no good, and you will not receive pardon from God.)
OUR FATHER, &C.
Unto Thee, O LORD, will I pay my vows;
Unto Thee do I give thanks.
I will lay me down in peace and take my rest;
For it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in
safety.

Glory be to the Father, &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto Thee.
ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, who halt given us the day for work and the night for rest, I humbly beseech Thee to take me under Thy gracious care during this night, and to grant that as Thy holy angels always do Thee service in heaven, so by Thy ap¬pointment they may succour and defend us on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ADDITIONAL PRAYERS

O GOD, with whom the darkness is as clear as the light, and who art about our path and about our bed, keep me, I beseech Thee, that in nothing I may offend Thee; and grant that at morning light I may rise refreshed and glad to enjoy Thy mercies, and by Thy grace to do Thee service, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O GOD, whom I desire to love and obey, grant, I beseech Thee, that, abiding by faith in Thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, I may be evermore guided, strengthened, and sanctified by Thy Holy Spirit, that so I may in all things do Thy will, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I thank Thee, O God, for the blessings of the day past, and of this life in general ; and for my creation, redemption, and regeneration, for Thy grace, and for my faith in Thee, I desire most humbly to thank Thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, beseeching Thee graciously to hear my prayers, and to grant me Thy peace and Thy blessing, both this night and for evermore. Amen.

You may add prayers for other blessings in your own words. The following are suggested as blessings which you will always do well to pray for, although of course you need not pray for them all at any one time.

• That you may have grace to purify yourself in thought, word, and deed, even as the Lord Jesus Christ is pure; and that you may grow more and more like unto Him in all things.
• That you may be sanctified in body, soul, and spirit, through the grace of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
• That God will teach you to pray, and also to do His will.
• That He will help you to worship Him in spirit and in truth, and to obey His commandments.
• That He will help you, fighting manfully under Christ’s banner, to conqueryour besetting sin, and to cast it from you.
• That He will give you grace to watch and pray, and to resist all the temptations by which you may be assailed.
• That you may increase in every Christian grace, and persevere in every good word and work.
• That you may be able to live peaceably with all, and that you may have grace always to do to all as you would have them do to you.
• That you may do all your work honestly, diligently, and faithfully.
• That you may have strength and energy to do all things thoroughly and well.
• That you may be prospered in all things according to God’s will.
• That you may always set before you your duty, and be enabled always to do that which is right.
• That you may be blessed with health and strength, with vigour and activity.
• That God will pour upon your father and mother His grace and heavenly benediction.
• That He will keep your brothers and sisters from all harm and evil, and guide and prosper them in all things.
• That to all your relations and friends He will grant His mercy, and His grace according to the need of each of them.
• That you and your daily companions may live in brotherly love, helping one another in all good things.
• That God will guide and strengthen your Bishop and Clergy, and prosper their work according to His will.
• That He will comfort and succour the sick, the sor¬rowful, and all who are in need, or danger.
• That He will strengthen and encourage the faint¬hearted, the desponding, and all who are sorely tempted.
• That He will awaken the sinful and the careless, and lead them to repentance.
• That the heathen may everywhere be gathered into the fold of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Dr. Robert Moore Strippy (1934-2018), Requiescat in Pace

Posted in Funerals, Special Events on February 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »


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We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Robert Moore Strippy in the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. He had been recuperating at Manor Care (Brookdale-Imperial Plaza) following a fall the previous week.

Dr. Strippy was the son of the late Clarence G. and Ruth (Moore) Strippy. He spent his early years in Massachusetts, and attended Episcopal Academy in Devon, Pennsylvania. A professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, he held multiple doctorates, including doctorates of music the Universities of Paris and Rome. In retirement, he was an instructor at the University of Virginia.

In addition to his academic career, “Dr. Bob” worked in advertising in Chicago in the late 1950s and was a speechwriter for President Dwight Eisenhower. In the 1960s, he traveled extensively in Europe and played the organ in a number of great churches and cathedrals, including a time spent studying with renowned French organist Maurice Duruflé.

Dr. Bob’s career also had its serendipitous moments such as his role in the making of “The Abominable Dr. Phibes”, a 1971 British comedy horror film directed by Robert Fuest and starring Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten. The music that Phibes (Price) plays on the organ at the beginning of the film is “War March of the Priests” from Felix Mendelssohn’s incidental music to Racine’s play Athalie. The organ used was the grand New York Paramount theater organ, now in the Century II Center in Wichita, Kansas. The actual organist was none other than Dr. Robert Moore Strippy, then of Chicago!

Dr. Strippy was a devoted, traditional Anglican catholic. Recognizing the coming disintegration of the Protestant Episcopal, Dr. Strippy wrote extensively to sound a call to action. In the 1976 work A House Divided by Fr. Robert Harvey, Strippy provided a cogent and prescient analysis of the destructive result of the impending liberalization and “de-sacramentalization” of the Church. For example, he pointed out that,

[W]hen the question of women’s ordination is settled to the liberals’ satisfaction, they intend to attack the Eucharistic doctrine through a revised liturgy that will have no real meaning, and in which a spiritualist, a Buddhist and an agnostic could participate with equal satisfaction. When so updated, the Eucharist will have ceased to be a representation of Christ’s sacrifice upon the Cross.

He went on to note that, when the Eucharist has been “rearranged” to the liberals’ satisfaction, “[t]hey will then take their second step in the updating of Christian initiation. They will attack the doctrine of baptism by contending that it is untrue that humanity is excluded from God’s family unless they are baptized. The liberals will then replace Jesus’ doctrine with their own: that the entire universe is covered by a baptism of desire, and that physical baptism is superfluous.” This is precisely what has occurred.

Dr. Strippy served a delegate to the 1977 Congress of St. Louis, an international gathering of nearly 2,000 Anglicans united in their rejection of theological changes introduced by the Anglican Church of Canada and by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in its General Convention of 1976. Indeed, Dr. Strippy was one of several scribes and authors of the Affirmation of St. Louis that would emerge as the basis for “continuing” Anglicanism in the United States. He recalled working around the clock in an hotel room with the late Perry Laukoff to revise and type the edits to the Affirmation as they were sent up from the Debates and discussions in the Congress. Dr. Strippy was always very direct in emphasizing the catholicity of the finished work.

Dr. Strippy relocated to Richmond, Virginia in 2011, where he began to attend St. Alban’s Anglican-Catholic parish and occasionally substitute as organist there. He took an apartment at Imperial Plaza literally around the corner from the parish, and remained a dedicated member, although failing health precluded his regular attendance. He remained a very active member in MENSA.

Dr. Strippy received the Last Rites of the Church from Canon Charles Nalls, Rector of St. Alban’s, on January 31st. No immediate survivors have been located. As soon as funeral arrangements can be made, a requiem Mass will be scheduled at St. Alban’s. Contributions to provide for those arrangements and interment should be made to St. Alban’s Parish, with the annotation “Dr. Strippy Fund”.

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith,…”-II Timothy 4:7

May his soul with those of the faithful departed rest in peace, + and May Light Perpetual shine upon him.

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