Week of II Epiphany (Includes The Confession of St. Peter, and Feasts of Martyrs Fabian, Agnes and Vincent)

Let us continue in prayer for...

Forward in Faith, North America (FiFNA)

Reflection
Anglo Catholics reflect a proud stream within Anglicanism. Too often today, we dismiss them as antiquarians. But they represent a call to the transcendent values of the Kingdom of Heaven. Their witness includes dignified endurance of rejection, pastoral care on the neglected margins of society, and faithful sacramental ministry in the face of assertive trends and changes. They have much in common with the Saints commemorated this week. TLF+

From Our Heritage
One of the most alarming, as a symptom, is the growing indifference, in which men indulge themselves, to other men's religious sentiments. Under the guise of charity and toleration we are come almost to this pass; that no difference, in matters of faith, is to disqualify for our approbation and confidence, whether in public or domestic life. Can we conceal it from ourselves, that every year the practice is becoming more common, of trusting men unreservedly in the most delicate and important matters, without one serious inquiry, whether they do not hold principles which make it impossible for them to be loyal to their Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier? Are not offices conferred, partnerships formed, intimacies courted,—nay, (what is almost too painful to think of,) do not parents commit their children to be educated, do they not encourage them to intermarry, in houses, on which Apostolical Authority would rather teach them to set a mark, as unfit to be entered by a faithful servant of Christ?
John Keble, National Apostasy (1833)