Weekly homilies presented by the Most Rev. Stephan A. Hoeller, bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica. The homilies offered here were originally given in conjunction with the Sunday Eucharistic service celebrated at the Ecclesia Gnostica Diocesan Center, 3363 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CaliforniaFor more information visit: The Gnosis Archive www.gnosis.org
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The Fourth Sunday in Advent Intent: Nature of the Redeemer THE COLLECT O, Thou our Redeeming Power, our mind has not ceased thinking of Thy wonders; our thought has not swerved from searching Thy secrets. Our insight has not moved from aspiring to Thy mysteries; nor has our counsel ever moved from seeking Thy marvels. Our wills have sent up desiring to comprehend Thee, our lord. We long to see Thy brilliant countenance, O ever coming Lord! Amen. THE LESSON The lesson is taken from the words of...
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A collection of the weekly homilies given by the Most Reverend Stephan A. Hoeller, bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica.Feast of Holy Mary of Magdala THE COLLECT O helper of God and mystic silence before the Aeon, the father of the universe sees thy Angel throughout before his face. We invoke thee, O holy female power, by the angels who rest on the four pillars, whose feet are firmly fixed on the foundations of the divine abyss! We adore thee, great and glorious woman in whose bosom the father of t...
A collection of the weekly homilies given by the Most Reverend Stephan A. Hoeller, bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica.Seventh Sunday after TrinityTHE COLLECTO Spirit of all-perfect purity, before whose light an angel veils his face, cleanse our hearts and minds, thou who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaiah with a burning coal from Thine altar. O all-purifier help us to keep our souls unspotted from the world, aid us so that we may walk lightly on the dusty path of life and return unsoile...
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A collection of the weekly homilies given by the Most Reverend Stephan A. Hoeller, bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica.Fourth Sunday After Trinity THE COLLECT O Indwelling One, the mystic God of Love who dwellest within the hearts of men and within the secret soul of the universe, we lay our hearts upon Thy shrine. Accept, we pray Thee, our love, and transform it into the likeness of Thyself, so that it may ever shine with the undying fire of Thine infinite compassion, who livest and reignest fore...
A collection of the weekly homilies given by the Most Reverend Stephan A. Hoeller, bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica.The Third Sunday After TrinityIntent: God as Ruler of AngelsTHE COLLECTO God the King of Angels, ruler of all the Hosts of heaven, thou hast spoken out all the mysteries to us, O giver of the streams of all revelations and dispatcher of all thy radiant messengers. Thou art the One whom we have loved since our infancy; thy light shines out in us like a lamp of radiance, for thou ha...