With this 5th Sunday in Lent we enter the last two weeks of Lent, often called passiontide. The invitation is to redouble our Lenten spiritual practices to prepare for the Great Three Days, the Triduum of Death and Resurrection.![]()
In a world marred by violence and war, how can we transform this suffering into life and compassion? ![]()
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Beloved God,![]()
we give you thanks for sending Archbishop Sarah as a shepherd to guide your people.![]()
Gift her with wisdom and fill her with the Holy Spirit;![]()
help her to listen well, bring people together and serve as Jesus served.![]()
And we pray for ourselves:![]()
strengthen us in faith, and grant us a heart like Christ’s,![]()
gentle, humble and devoted to the truth,![]()
so that we may share the Gospel with joy.![]()
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
The Anglican Communion Office invites prayer for the Archbishop of Canterbury, as she sets off on an 87-mile pilgrimage today. ![]()
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Walking from St Paul's in London to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the pilgrimage is part of her spiritual preparation for her Installation service on 25 March.![]()
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A short service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral, before the Archbishop, with her husband Eamonn and other pilgrims, walked across the Thames and began their exciting journey.![]()
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Speaking from the steps of St Paul's, Archbishop Sarah said: 'Thank you so much for coming to be here today... Do join with me in praying over the next five to six days as I walk to Canterbury.... Do pray for me and I will continue to pray for you, that together we journey with God and into God, but most importantly with each other.'![]()
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Read more on Anglican News: bit.ly/4rEQwKy![]()
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Archbishop of Canterbury