The Epistle selection for this the Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Advent is taken from Paul’s letter to a Titus. Paul writes:
But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, prudent, and sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
Likewise, tell the older women to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink; they are to teach what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be self-controlled, chaste, good managers of the household, kind, being submissive to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us. (Titus 2:1-8).
Have you noticed that in our day and age, and especially during the Christmas season, that people are less civil and they have forgotten how to be polite? All you have to do is to get out on the roads. People are always cutting others off, and they do so without even signaling. When you get to your destination and try to park, people are jockeying for parking spots nearly running others down to get the best spot. Turn on the TV and I have no doubt you will encounter young people using foul language and dressed like, well you can fill that in.
In the midst of this world, Paul gives us some sound advice: be temperate, be prudent, be loving, do not slander, do not over indulge in drink, love your spouses and children, have integrity, be chase, watch your mouth, and exercise self-control. The world would be a much better place is we adhered to Paul’s advice.
Let us pray: Almighty God, whose loving hand has given us all that we possess: Grant us grace that we may honor you with our substance, and, remembering the account which we must one day give, may be faithful stewards of your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Remember you can always check the Daily Reflections at http://staugustineofhippogalveston.blogspot.com/ if you would like check or to share calendar reminders.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Christmas Services: Christmas Eve, 5 p.m., Rite II; Christmas Day, 9 a.m., Rite II.
Food Pantry for St. Vincent’s House: People are in need all year round. Please remember to bring something to those with those who have nothing. You can always place your gift at the food pantry collection center in the vestibule of the Church.
Please remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially Cindy Katz, Robert Strawder, Katie Putman, Roylene Lemons, the unemployed, the addicted, the poor, the weary, the depressed, the lonely, and those who have no one to pray for them.
“Let us, therefore, foresake the vanity of the crowd and their false teachings, and turn back to the word delivered to us from the beginning.”—St. Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155)
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, prudent, and sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
Likewise, tell the older women to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink; they are to teach what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be self-controlled, chaste, good managers of the household, kind, being submissive to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us. (Titus 2:1-8).
Have you noticed that in our day and age, and especially during the Christmas season, that people are less civil and they have forgotten how to be polite? All you have to do is to get out on the roads. People are always cutting others off, and they do so without even signaling. When you get to your destination and try to park, people are jockeying for parking spots nearly running others down to get the best spot. Turn on the TV and I have no doubt you will encounter young people using foul language and dressed like, well you can fill that in.
In the midst of this world, Paul gives us some sound advice: be temperate, be prudent, be loving, do not slander, do not over indulge in drink, love your spouses and children, have integrity, be chase, watch your mouth, and exercise self-control. The world would be a much better place is we adhered to Paul’s advice.
Let us pray: Almighty God, whose loving hand has given us all that we possess: Grant us grace that we may honor you with our substance, and, remembering the account which we must one day give, may be faithful stewards of your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Remember you can always check the Daily Reflections at http://staugustineofhippogalveston.blogspot.com/ if you would like check or to share calendar reminders.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Christmas Services: Christmas Eve, 5 p.m., Rite II; Christmas Day, 9 a.m., Rite II.
Food Pantry for St. Vincent’s House: People are in need all year round. Please remember to bring something to those with those who have nothing. You can always place your gift at the food pantry collection center in the vestibule of the Church.
Please remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially Cindy Katz, Robert Strawder, Katie Putman, Roylene Lemons, the unemployed, the addicted, the poor, the weary, the depressed, the lonely, and those who have no one to pray for them.
“Let us, therefore, foresake the vanity of the crowd and their false teachings, and turn back to the word delivered to us from the beginning.”—St. Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155)
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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