Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.

Isaiah 60:1-2

Happy Feast of the Epiphany!

Today we draw back the veil and are invited to see things as we have never seen them before. I recently had cataract surgery in both my eyes; I have to say that I am truly seeing things like I’ve never seen them before. The world is much brighter, and what was blocking my vision has now been drawn back.

I think that’s what this Epiphany season is all about—remembering those moments when we heard the voice of God, either booming out from the sky above or in the sometimes-quiet breeze. This season is all about what needs to be revealed to us, and what it is that we need to proclaim with our lives.

We are called to be like those wise people who saw an amazing star in the sky and knew they couldn’t just sit still. It was listening to the voice of God’s angel and going home in another direction. It was in the stories that they told, to anyone who would listen, that made the light of this babe in Bethlehem burn brighter in the world around them.

I wish you many Epiphany moments during this sacred season.

Canon Michael Delaney

Bishop’s Chaplain & Diocesan Canon Precentor

Diocesan Daily Prayer hosted by the Cathedral of the Incarnation

Each morning and evening at 8:45 am/pm we celebrate Lauds and Compline on Zoom. Over this Covid time, we have created an amazing community of prayer. I invite you to join us, Monday through Friday and tell your parishioners about this wonderful opportunity.

Weekday Morning Prayer on Zoom:

Meeting ID: 890 5623 8098 Password: 796099

Or dial-in by phone: (646)876-9923

Weekday Compline on Zoom

Meeting ID: 811 0687 3094 Password: 242024

Or dial-in by phone:(646)876-9923

These links can also be found on the Cathedral website: www.incarnationgc.org.

Diocesan Weekday Mass hosted by the Cathedral of the Incarnation

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday we celebrate Mass at the Cathedral at 12:15 pm. On Wednesday, it is a Mass of Anointing at 12:15 pm. I invite you to join us and tell your parishioners about this weekday liturgy.

I would especially love for you to sign up to preside and preach at this liturgy. The Google link to sign up can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BMudR-wDhh-8MogtQcbwuM2-9ZRzMBYR6ws674rfacA/edit?usp=sharing

Special Diocesan Evensong

Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 5 pm

Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City

The General Convention of The Episcopal Church approved Resolution 2022-B004, “Foundation of Religious Life Sunday,” to be commemorated each year on the 3^rd Sunday of Epiphany. The purpose of this observance is to share with all Episcopalians the existence of vowed religious orders and communities, their residential and dispersed ways of life, and what resources and support they have to offer: religiouslifesunday.org

Bishop Provenzano will preside and preach.

A Conversation about Confirmation and the Catechumenate Process

On Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 10 am until 12:30 pm, I will lead a conversation about Confirmation & the Catechumenate Process in the library at the Mercer School of Theology. This will be an opportunity for us to talk about religious formation in the context of confirmation, reception into the Episcopal Church, and the reaffirmation of faith. Registration for this conversation will soon be found on the Mercer Website: http://www.mercerschool.org/

We believe what we pray and we pray what we believe.

Let us continue to honor and celebrate our Book of Common Prayer