Recent SERMONS
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889, National Gallery, London
TRINITY VII | JULY 23, 2023
Rev. James Shire, Interim Associate Priest
JESUS MAFA:The Parable of the Sower, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr
TRINITY VI | JULY 16, 2023
Rev. James Shire, Interim Associate Priest
The Incredulity of St. Thomas (detail), Peter Paul Rubens, 1613, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
PATRONAL FEAST OF ST. THOMAS | JULY 2, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Corpus Christi Procession in Maria Zell, Vincenz Havlicek, 1897 (private collection)
CORPUS CHRISTI | JUNE 11, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
St. Peter Preaching in Jerusalem, Charles Poërson, 1642, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
EASTER V | MAY 14, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Good Shepherd, Bernhard Plockhorst, circa 1890, The Collection of Dunham Massey, Cheshire
EASTER IV | APRIL 30, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Three Women at the Tomb of Christ, Irma Martin, 1847 (private collection)
EASTER VIGIL | APRIL 8, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Descent of Christ from the Cross, Jean Joseph Weerts , c. 1895, The Museum of Art and Industry, Roubaix, France
GOOD FRIDAY | APRIL 7, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
MAUNDY THURSDAY | APRIL 6, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Stained-glass window depicting Psalm 23, Holy Innocents Church, Essex
FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT | MARCH 19, 2023
Rev. James Shire, Interim Associate Priest
Calling of Peter and Andrew, 6th-century Byzantine mosaic reproduction, c. 1924, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | JANUARY 22, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Baptism of Jesus, stained-glass window by Josef Aigner, St. Joseph the Worker Church, Thornhill, Ontario
THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD | EPIPHANY | JANUARY 8, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE, COMMONLY CALLED CANDLEMAS | FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Mystical Nativity, Sandro Botticelli, 1500, The National Gallery, London
CHRISTMAS EVE MIDNIGHT MASS | DECEMBER 24, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
St. Paul Mosaic, Chora Church (c. 1320), Istanbul
ADVENT III | DECEMBER 11, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Salisbury’s “Medieval Doom” painting, by an unknown artist between 1470 and 1500, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury, England
ADVENT I | NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Christ Healing the Bleeding Woman, Roman catacombs
TRINITY XXII | NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Jesus Encounters Zacchaeus as He Enters Jericho, c. 1000; from the Gospel Book of Otto III, Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany
TRINITY XX | OCTOBER 30, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Rich Man and Lazarus, Hans Francken, c. 1630, Cambrai Municipal Museum, France
TRINITY XV | SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Christ Healing the People, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, c. 1570, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
TRINITY X | AUGUST 21, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Dormition of the Virgin by Ioannes Mokos (active 1680–1724), The Met, New York City
FEAST OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN | AUGUST 14, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Elijah Ascending to Heaven in the Fiery Chariot, Herri Met de Bles, c. 1550 (private collection)
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY | JUNE 26, 2022
Rev. James Shire, Pastoral Associate
The Last Supper, Dieric Bouts, 1466, St. Peter’s Church, Leuven, Belgium
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI | JUNE 19, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Trinity in the Letter B, Master of the Codex Rossiano, c. 1387, The Met Museum, New York City
TRINITY SUNDAY | JUNE 12, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Pentecost from The Life of Christ by Giotto di Bondone, 1405
THE FEAST OF PENTECOST | JUNE 5, 2022
Rev. James Shire, Pastoral Associate
Agnus Dei mosaic, 521-457, Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
THE SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION | MAY 29, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest
THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION | MAY 26, 2022
Sower Went Out to Sow, Artist Unknown, Mural, Brasov, Romania
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER DAY | ROGATION SUNDAY | MAY 22, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest
The Good Shepherd by Helen Zughaib, courtesy of the artist
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER | MAY 8, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Scenes from the Life of Christ: Christ in Limbo, 13th-century Spanish, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
EASTER VIGIL | APRIL 16, 2022
Rev. James Shire, Pastoral Associate
“The Last Supper,” Giotto di Bondone, 1305
MAUNDY THURSDAY | APRIL 14, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Mary Anoints Christ’s Feet, Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahi, 1684, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT | PASSION SUNDAY | APRIL 3, 2022
Rev. James Shire, Pastoral Associate
The Return of the Prodigal Son, Bartolomé Esteban Murill, National Gallery of Art, London
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT | MARCH 27, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Gardener and the Fig Tree (unknown stained-glass artist), Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland
THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT | MARCH 20, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest
The Temptations of Christ from a 15th-century French illuminated manuscript
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT | MARCH 13, 2022
Rev. James Shire, Pastoral Associate
New York: Morgan Library, M. 933, fol. 57r of a Gradual; initial M beginning Introit of Mass for Ash Wednesday (Perugia?, c. 1260)
ASH WEDNESDAY | MARCH 2, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
Transfiguration, Fra Angelico, c. 1450, Basilica di San Marco, Firenze
THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY | QUINQUAGESIMA
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest
The Sermon on the Mount, Fra Angelico, c. 1440, Museo di San Marco, Firenze
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | SEXAGESIMA | FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, Peter Paul Rubens, 1610, The National Gallery, London
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, from the Sherbrooke Missal, c. 1315
THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS) | FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | JANUARY 30, 2022
Rev. James Shire, Pastoral Associate
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | JANUARY 23, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | JANUARY 16, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY | JANUARY 9, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY | JANUARY 6, 2022
Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey, Rector
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS | JANUARY 2, 2022
Rev. Christopher D’Angelo, Associate Priest