Sermon begins at 31:30

Collect for the First Sunday in Lent:
O Lord, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights; Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to thy honour and glory, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 

Commemorative Collect for the Lenten Season: 
Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Readings for Lent 1:
Genesis 3:1-6
Psalm 91:1-12
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: “Jésus tenté dans le désert” (French: Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness) by James Tissot, c. 1886-1894; watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper; Brooklyn Museum, New York

Sermon begins at 26:45

Collect for Quinquagesima Sunday:
O Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.

Readings for Quinquagesima: 
Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 77:11-20
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Luke 18:31-43

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: “Healing of the Blind Man of Jericho” Maître de la Manne, c.1470, oil on panel, Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Netherlands

Sermon begins at 20:15

Collect for Sexagesima Sunday: 
O Lord God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Sexagesima: 
Genesis 3:9-19
Psalm 83:1-2, 13-18
2 Corinthians 11:19-31
Luke 8:4-15

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: “The Sower” by James Tissot, 1886-1894, gouache over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum, New York