Seasons & Saints: Finishing the Week of June 14

This edition of Seasons & Saints reflects on the significance of green vestments during Ordinary Time, reminding us that this season offers an opportunity to renew our passion for God’s mission of reconciliation. It also highlights the memorial of St. Alban, Britain’s first martyr, and the Holy Day commemorating the

This week’s liturgical note highlights the National Indigenous Day of Prayer and reflects on the Church’s calling to participate in God’s work of reconciliation. The note also offers devotional resources for the commemorations of Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, and Bernard Mizeki, catechist and martyr in Zimbabwe, whose faithful witness

This week’s liturgical note explores why Trinity Sunday is marked with white vestments, the meaning of Ordinary Time, and how liturgical colours help tell the Church’s story. It also highlights a busy week of commemorations, including the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, the Martyrs of Lyons and Uganda, Pope John

This liturgical note offers a refresher on the Day of Pentecost, Ember Days following Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday, including a lighthearted reflection on how Christians speak about the mystery of the Trinity without falling into heresy. It also highlights upcoming commemorations of Bede, Augustine of Canterbury, John Charles Roper, and

As the Church approaches Day of Pentecost, we prepare to celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit with symbols of wind, fire, and renewal. This reflection explores the meaning of Pentecost, the close of the Easter season, and the Church’s movement into Ordinary Time, while also highlighting the faithful witness

This liturgical reflection highlights the significance of the Ascension of the Lord as a principal feast of the Church and invites renewed commitment to observing holy days beyond Sunday. Drawing on the thought of Walter Brueggemann, it challenges the influence of dominant culture on worship practices. The note also marks

Easter invites us into a season of joy, reflection, and renewed commitment to God’s creation. As we mark Earth Day and prepare for Rogation Days, we are reminded of our call to care for the earth and give thanks for its abundance. Alongside this, we honour faithful witnesses like Catherine

Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle reflects on Good Shepherd Sunday, the vocation of all the baptized, and the saints and commemorations remembered this week.

The Octave of Easter has ended, but the celebration continues. This week’s Seasons & Saints reflects on water as a central sign of Easter—baptism, new life, and the call to servanthood—and honours Mollie Brant (Konwatsijayenni), remembered on April 16.

Why do we read the Passion on Palm Sunday? A reflection on the deeper meaning of the Sunday of the Passion and the invitation at the heart of Holy Week.

What does it mean to keep Lent faithfully in a world marked by inequality? This week’s Seasons & Saints reflection invites us to reconsider Lenten practice alongside the commemorations of Chad, the Wesley brothers, and Perpetua and her companions.

Why do we see so much purple during Lent—and why do the Alleluias disappear? This week’s Seasons & Saints offers a liturgical reflection on the meaning of colour, silence, and anticipation in Lent, along with devotions for the memorials of Polycarp, Philip Lindel Tsen, Paul Shinji Sasaki, Florence Li Tim-Oi,

A liturgical reflection on Transfiguration Sunday, Shrove Tuesday, and Ash Wednesday, exploring the meaning of feasting, fasting, repentance, and the beginning of Lent.

A liturgical reflection on Transfiguration Sunday, offering a glimpse of Christ’s coming glory and our own transformation through him, with devotional notes for the week ahead.

A Seasons and Saints reflection by the Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle on Candlemas and the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, exploring light, liturgical practice, and the saints and commemorations of the coming week.

A liturgical reflection by the Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle on the meaning of the colour green in the Church year, and on the saints and holy days commemorated during the week of January 23.

A liturgical reflection by the Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the timing of holy days this year, and the saints commemorated during this week, with devotional notes to guide prayer and worship.

This week, Rev. Susan Montague Koyle reflects on why Christian liturgy begins each new day at sunset — and why “Christmas Eve morning” isn’t a thing in the Church’s vocabulary. She also unpacks how the Christmas season unfolds from the Nativity to the Baptism of the Lord, and explains traditional

This week, Rev. Susan Montague Koyle explores the colours and prayers of Advent, from the meaning of blue and purple in our liturgical tradition to the ancient “O Antiphons” that shape our hope for Christ’s coming. She invites us to deepen our understanding of Advent symbols and to pray more

This week, Rev. Susan Montague Koyle revisits the Advent wreath and what it is — and isn’t — meant to be in our worship. She explains the true purpose of the candles, why assigning fixed meanings can diminish their power, and how the simple light of Advent can speak more

As the Christian New Year begins with the First Sunday of Advent, Rev. Susan Montague Koyle invites us to rediscover the transforming power of our liturgies. She reflects on why good liturgy shapes good theology, how Advent calls us deeper into the story of salvation, and what the Advent wreath

As the Christian year draws to a close, Rev. Susan Montague Koyle reflects on the meaning of The Reign of Christ, the final Sunday of the Season after Pentecost. She explores why we hear the crucifixion story on a day that proclaims Christ as King, and how God’s kingdom overturns

This week, Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle explores the joyful side of orthodoxy — literally, “true worship.” Drawing on the ancient principle lex orandi, lex credendi (“the law of prayer is the law of faith”), she reminds us that what and how we pray shapes what we believe. Our Sunday Eucharist, she

As Remembrance Day approaches, Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle helps us understand how to honour this solemn occasion within our Anglican tradition. Learn what belongs in a Sunday worship service — and what does not — and why remembering the fallen must always take place within the context of the Church’s ongoing

As All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day approach, Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle unpacks what makes these observances distinct — and why only one is a Principal Feast of the Church. Learn how All Saints’ connects to baptism, the communion of saints, and the hope we share with those who have

Continuing her reflection on blessings, Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle invites us to rediscover what it truly means to be “blessed.” Drawing on the Hebrew roots of the word barak, she reminds us that to bless is to adore — and that God’s blessing means nothing less than being loved and accompanied

This week, Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle invites us to think about how easily our theology can drift — and what “orthodox” really means. From ancient heresies to the modern “prosperity gospel,” she explores how our worship shapes what we believe, and what that means for our understanding of God’s blessings.

Did you know Harvest Thanksgiving doesn’t have to fall on the Sunday before Canadian Thanksgiving? In fact, according to the Book of Alternative Services, it may be observed “on a Sunday as determined by local custom.” This week, Rev. Susan Montague-Koyle helps us make sense of why Anglicans in Canada