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Joy
Behold! the Bridegroom comes at midnight.
Thy Bridal Chamber I see adorned, O my Savior,
but I have no wedding garment that I may enter.
O Giver of Light, enlighten the vesture of my soul, and save me.
Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
We stand for all things genuinly worthy of joy and brightness. These resources humbly attempt to be thoroughly Trinitarian, Incarnational, & Apostolic, to celebrate truth and beauty, to encourage Christians to be worthy of the Cross of Christ, and to stand against that which is opposed to grace.
I pray that the words that I speak and write may honor God and His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, through the help of the Holy Spirit. After careful deliberation, I've decided upon the following taxonomy for the content I am presenting here.
Athelney Chapterhouse |
Athelney Chapterhouse Vol. 1Athelney Chapterhouse is a Trinitarian cultural journal celebrating the stouthearted sacramental life hid with Christ in God. For early Christians, whose ancestors had only been servants of Thor and Woden a generation or two before, Life in Christ was experienced as the victory of the Lord over the old gods and demons. Athelney Chapterhouse is dedicated to the vision of Christ as High King of Heaven & Archvictor over the power of sin and death. We are committed to the maxim that reminds us “Tradition without truth is just the antiquity of error." The Advent issue of Athelney is now available! |
Flanging ShawKing Alfred told many stories in Athelney to encourage his men. Here is a collection of stouthearted poetry and stories of wonder, brightness, & noble adventure. "In this old manor of Flanging Shaw—the green wood clinging to the hillside—Kynewulf had watched the thegn's little daughter Mildryth grow up from her prattling childhood. At each return from his wanderings it was still, 'Why, elfkin, how you have sprung; and flowered too!' and at each departure there was the same laughing farewell, 'Kiss me ere you go, and I will kiss you when you come back!' " |
Miscellany |
What is Orthodoxy? MP3 PrimerAncient Christian ConfessionsAn Agrarian Political PhilosophyOrthodox Western Rite |
ResignationBible TimelinesNew UrbanismLinksReading List |
Liturgical Resources |
Psalms (New English Translation of the Septuagint)The NETS is the best English translation of the Greek Septuagint. It's copyright does not allow for redistribution, but you can download the whole Old Testament online. The Coverdale PsalterCoverdale's translation is from the Hebrew & my personal favorite. KJV-Septuagint_Psalter |
Concise Vespers CompanionAkathist to Jesus, Light to those in Darknessby Archpriest Lawrence Farley Akathist to the Theotokos, Daughter of Zionby Archpriest Lawrence Farley St Nicholas Party Handout
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Suggestions for improvement and correction are always welcome. Please write to me with comments and questions. I have also prepared a page of links and my reading list. I have attempted to credit all my sources and all references or usage are intended as the most sincere compliment to the original author and as a referral to the original sources.
Enjoy!
Ryan D. Close
Springfield, Missouri
All Saints Eve
Friday, October 31, 2008
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
