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dare to hope

all glory, laud, and honor

4/2/2020

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Well, I’ll miss singing “All Glory, Laud and Honor” this Palm Sunday. This rarely sung hymn, triumphant and joyful, heralds the joyous time of Easter (preceded by the Triduum’s solemnity).

Maybe this year, though, God has a special message for us. Matthew’s Gospel (Matthew 21: 1-11) quotes the Old Testament, “Rejoice greatly, Oh daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you, triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9).

Maybe this year, we’re being given an opportunity to, in the words of the prophet Micah, walk humbly with our God (Micah 6: 8). We don’t have to worry about setting up for the Triduum in church. We don’t have to worry about refreshments. We don’t have to worry about flowers for the altar (though our stalwart Flower Guild plans an “explosion” of flowers when we’re back in our sacred space). We can ponder the story of Palm Sunday (one of only 15 mentioned in all four Gospels). We can read, or listen to, the liturgies of the Triduum. And we can grow closer to Jesus.

It may feel like a grim time. And it is. But we know how the story will end. It will end with Jesus triumphant. It may not be in church. It may not be at Easter meals with friends. But it will end with Jesus triumphant for this age and for all time.

​All glory, laud and honor to our Redeemer King!

​Mary McCue

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    The Rev. Charles Hoffacker is a retired priest of the Diocese of Washington
    who lives in Greenbelt, Maryland. He and his wife Helena Mirtova are members of Ascension and St. Agnes.

    The Rev. Mary McCue, is a vocational deacon and currently ministers at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes.
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    The Rev. Dominique Peridans is the Rector of Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes. 

    Molly Jane Layton is a seminarian intern at Ascension and St. Agnes. 

    Zach Baker Rodes is a seminarian intern at Ascension and St. Agnes.

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    • Our Mission, Vision, Beliefs, and Values
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    • Our History
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      • Parish Staff
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    • Unique Considerations >
      • To what 'denomination' do we belong?
      • What is an Anglo-Catholic?
      • Apolitical or Supra Political?
      • Are We an LGBT-Affirming Parish?
  • Worship
    • About our Worship >
      • Attending Mass
      • Music
    • Upcoming Celebrants and Preachers
  • Community
    • Outreach
    • Fellowship
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      • Adult Theology Upcoming
      • Knowing Christ
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