Church of the Resurrection CEC - Wichita, KS

09/06/2026

Proper 18

09/03/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT:

Almighty and merciful God, who raised up Gregory of Rome to be a servant of the servants of God, and inspired him to send missionaries to preach the Gospel to the English people: Preserve in Your church the catholic and apostolic faith they taught, that Your people, being fruitful in every good work, may receive the crown of glory that never fades away, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; Gregorio I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (Latin: Sanctus Gregorius Magnus; Italian: San Gregorio Magno), was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.[1][a]

08/31/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF ST. AIDAN:

O loving God, You who called Your servant Aidan from the peace of a cloister to re-establish the Christian mission in northern England, and gave him the gifts of gentleness, simplicity, and strength, grant that we, following his example, may use what You have given us for the relief of human need, and may persevere in commending the saving gospel of our Redeemer Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Aidan of Lindisfarne[a] (Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and tra...

08/30/2026

Proper-17

08/29/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF THE BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST:

Almighty Father, You willed that Saint John the Baptist be the forerunner of Your Son both as to His birth and to His death. Grant that as the Baptist died a witness to truth and justice, we too may fight the good fight in professing the revelation of Your love. This we ask of You through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

John the Baptist[note 1] (c. 6 BC[18] – c. AD 30) was a religious preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD.[19][20] He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism, and Oriental Orthodoxy, Saint John the Immerser in t...

08/24/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW:

Lord, sustain within us the faith which made St. Bartholomew ever loyal to Jesus. Let Your church be the sign of salvation for all the nations of the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Bartholomew[a] was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael,[6] who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2).[7][8][9]

08/16/2026

Proper15

08/13/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF ST. HIPPOLYTUS:

O God, who has enlightened Your church by the teaching of Your servant Hippolytus; enrich us evermore, we pray, with Your heavenly grace, and raise up faithful witnesses who by their lives and doctrine will set forth the truth of Your salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever.

Hippolytus of Rome (/hɪˈpɒlɪtəs/ hi-POLL-it-əs, Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος; Romanized: Hippólytos, c. 165 – c. 235 AD) was one of the most important Christian thinkers of the second and third centuries, though his provenance, identity, and corpus remain elusive to scholars and h...

08/11/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF ST. CLARE OF ASSISI:

God of mercy, You inspired Clare with the love of poverty. By the help of her prayers may we follow Christ in poverty of spirit and come to the joyful vision of glory in the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi.

08/10/2026

On the church year calendar, today is the FEAST OF ST. LAWRENCE THE DEACON:

Father, You called St. Lawrence to serve You by love and crowned his life with glorious martyrdom. Help us to be like him in loving You and doing Your work. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Saint Lawrence or Laurence (Latin: Laurentius, lit. 'laurelled'; 31 December 225[1] – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians ordered by the Roman emperor Valerian in 258.