Sermon begins at 16:40

Collect for the Fourth Sunday after Easter:
O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Easter 4: 
Job 19:21-27
Psalm 116:1-8
James 1:17-21
John 16:5-15

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: Job’s Three Friends Come To See Him In His Affliction by From “The Bible Panorama, or the Holy Scriptures in picture and stories, pub. 1891, by William A. Foster

Sermon begins at 27:35

Collect for The Third Sunday after Easter:
Almighty God, who showest to them that are in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s Religion, that they may avoid those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Readings for Easter 3: 
Genesis 45:3-10
Psalm 57
1 Peter 2:11-17
John 16:16-22

Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Julian Dobbs

Cover art: “In Remembrance of Me” by Walter Rane, 1997, oil on canvas

Sermon begins at 21:55

Collect for the Second Sunday after Easter: 
Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Easter 2: 
Ezekiel 34:11-16
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:11-16

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: “Jesus and the Lamb” By Katherine Brown (b. 1948)

Sermon begins at 16:35

Collect for The First Sunday after Easter:
Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Easter 1: 
Ezekiel 37:1-10
Psalm 81:1-4
1 John 5:4-12
John 20:19-23

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: “The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle” by James Tissot, ca. 1886-1894, gouache over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum, New York

Sermon begins at 24:10

Collect for Easter Sunday: 
Almighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Readings for Easter Sunday: 
Exodus 12:21-28
Psalm 111
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-10

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau (“The Holy Women at the Tomb”) by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1890, oil on canvas, private collection

Sermon begins at 1:33:40

​Collect for the Vigil Lessons:
Lord God of our salvation, who speakest the word to thy scattered people, and dost raise us up from the valley of death: Vouchsafe to breathe thy Spirit upon thy Church, that we may live and stand before thee confident in thy risen Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Vigil Lessons: 
First Lesson: Genesis 1:1-2:3
Second Lesson: Genesis 3
Third Lesson: Genesis 22:1-18
Fourth Lesson: Exodus 14:10-15:1
Fifth Lesson: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Collect for the Great Vigil of Easter: 
O God, who dost illumine this most holy night with the glory of the Lord’s resurrection: Stir up, we beseech thee, in thy Church that Spirit of adoption which is given unto is in Baptism, that we, being regenerate both in body and soul, may render unto thee a pure service; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Readings for the First Communion of Easter: 
Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 114
Mark 16:1-8

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Adam Rick

Cover art: Greek Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Christ

Collect for Good Friday: 
Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Readings for Good Friday: 
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22:1-18
Hebrews 10:1-25
John 19:1-37

Cover art: “Ecce Homo” (Latin for “Behold the man,” John 19:5) by Antonio Ciseri, oil on canvas, 1871, Gallery of Modern Art, Florence, Italy

Sermon begins at 23:00

Collect for Maundy Thursday: 
Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, did institute the Sacrament of his Body and Blood; Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him, who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge of life eternal; the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Commemorative Collect for Holy Week: 
Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the Cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Readings for Maundy Thursday:
Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 43
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: “The Last Supper” by A.N. Mironov, 2019, oil on canvas, Ryazan, Russia,  private collection

Sermon begins at 31:45

Collect for Palm Sunday:Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the Cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


Readings for Palm Sunday
Philippians 2:5-11
Psalm 31:9-16
Matthew 27:1-54

Sermon by Fr. Adam Rick, Hillsdale College Chaplain

Cover art: Coptic Icon of the Entry of Christ into Jerusalem

Sermon begins at 27:00

Collect for the Fifth Sunday in Lent:
We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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 5: 
Exodus 24:4-8
Psalm 143
Hebrews 9:11-15
​John 8:46-59

Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jady Koch

Cover art: "Christ the Man of Sorrows" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1618-1682, oil on canvas, private collection.