St. Augustine of Canterbury Western Orthodox Church

06/10/2026

A great saint and father of our Scottish Patrimony!

St Ternan the Bishop of the Picts, from the Arbuthnott Book of Hours Edited by Bp. Joseph (Ancient Church of the West) St. Ternan of the Pi...

06/09/2026

Pray for us!

ALL THE SAINTS OF CHINA (JUNE 11TH)

Throughout the 20th century, Chinese Christians endured waves of political upheaval, social persecution, and cultural revolution. Churches were shuttered, clergy arrested, and believers forced into hiding. Yet the faith lived on - quietly, resiliently, prayerfully. Some carried worn icons hidden in their homes. Others baptized in secret. And in every generation, God raised up faithful witnesses: bishops who endured prison, grandmothers who catechized their grandchildren in whispers, and scholars who translated Scripture by candlelight.

In the spirit of Hebrews 11, these Chinese saints - known and unknown - confessed that they were “strangers and pilgrims on the earth,” seeking a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Their lives form a tapestry of faith woven through dynasties, revolutions, and regimes, upheld not by the strength of men, but by the grace of the Holy Spirit.

COLLECT

O Almighty and Everlasting God, who didst raise up in every age faithful witnesses in the land of China, and didst glorify thy name in the lives and deaths of martyrs, confessors, bishops, and humble layfolk: Grant that we, being compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, may run with patience the race that is set before us; and that, strengthened by their prayers, we may boldly confess thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

Let their memory be eternal, and may their intercession protect and strengthen the Church in the Far East!

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A Contemporary Icon of St. Columba of Iona By Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) Introduction Today, we commemorate the life and l...

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05/31/2026

A sermon for the beginning of our Ordinary Time…

In this sermon, Bp. Joseph weaves together the readings from 1 Samuel, 2 Thessalonians, Revelation, and the Gospel of St. John to explore the great mystery a...

05/29/2026

St. Bede, pray for us!

St. Bede the Venerable, Icon by Aidan Hart Edited by Bp. Joseph (Ancient Church of the West) St. Bede (AD 672 - 735), also known as The Ven...

05/25/2026

We celebrate our patrimonial feast day!

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