The Second Sunday after Trinity - 2025. Written Sermon Included.

 

The Hymn #417         How Can I Thank Thee, Lord

The Confession of Sins

The Absolution

The Introit p. 16

Introit

O Lord, I have trusted in Thy mercy: 

my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.

I will sing unto the Lord: 

because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm. How long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord? 

How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?

The Gloria Patri

The Kyrie p. 17

The Gloria in Excelsis

The Salutation and Collect p. 19

Collect

O God, the Strength of all them that put their trust in Thee, 

mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do nothing without Thee, grant us the help of Thy grace that in keeping Thy commandments we may please Thee both in will and deed; 

through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth, etc.

The Epistle and Gradual

Gradual

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul, 

for I have sinned against Thee.

V. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: 

the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

V. Give ear to my words, O Lord: consider my meditation. Hallelujah!

The Gospel

Glory be to Thee, O Lord!

Praise be to Thee, O Christ!

The Nicene Creed p. 22

The Sermon Hymn # 381           I Know My Faith Is Founded

        

The Great Feast

The Communion Hymn #312   Thou Living Bread

The Preface p. 24

The Sanctus p. 26

The Lord's Prayer p. 27

The Words of Institution

The Agnus Dei p. 28

The Nunc Dimittis p. 29

The Benediction p. 31
The Hymn #288        Lord, Help Us Ever To Retain - Matthias Loy

        

Announcements and Prayer

• Our nation, built upon the sacrifices of patriots and the faith of its Founders, has a Constitution that has outlived all others.
• Pastor Jim Shrader and Chris Shrader, Dr. Lito Cruz' family, Kermit Way, Sarah Buck - diagnosis and treatment, and those with emotional distress and metabolic disorders.

KJV 1 John 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

KJV Luke 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

Second Sunday After Trinity

Lord God, heavenly Father, we give thanks unto Thee, that through Thy holy word Thou hast called us to Thy great supper, and we beseech Thee: Quicken our hearts by Thy Holy Spirit, that we may not hear Thy word without fruit, but that we may prepare ourselves rightly for Thy kingdom, and not suffer ourselves to be hindered by any worldly care, through Thy beloved Son. Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one true God, world without end. Amen. 

The Great Feast

KJV Luke 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

The certain man is Jesus Christ, and that represents His gracious invitation to His Kingdom. That is an earthly comparison of His heavenly work. 

This man who prepared this supper is our Lord God himself. He is a great and rich Lord, who also once prepared a feast according to his glorious majesty and honor, and it was such a supper which is called great and glorious not only on account of the host, who is God himself, for it would be a glorious supper if he had only given a vegetable broth or a dry crust; yet the food is beyond all measure great and costly, namely, the holy Gospel, yea, Christ our Lord himself. He is himself the food, and is offered unto us through the Gospel, how he has made satisfaction by his death for our sins, and has redeemed us from all the misery of eternal death, of hell, of the wrath of God, sin and eternal condemnation. Luther's Sermons 

17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 

And thus the servant goes out for the invitation and each person has an ridiculous excuse himself about attending the celebration of the King Himself. They need to look at land that does not run away, or oxen who must be examined, or a bride suddenly needs a wedding. This is entirely one-sided - the Lord offering freely and the crowd too full of themselves excusing themselves and avoiding everlasting life. 

The excuses are ironic or even comical. If eternal life is important, the excuses are not evaside, dishonest, or just thick-headed. One many told me he would not go to church because there were too many hypocrites there. I asked him for a definition of hypocrite, and he said, "Someone who says one thing and does another." I said, "That describes me. I am also a hypocrite." He lowered his head and said, "Well, then I am too." He went to church from then on and decided to cut the grass on the congregation's broad lawn. He never missed a Sunday until he joined his sainted wife.

13. This preaching of Christ is the great and glorious supper with which he feeds his guests and sanctifies them through his holy Baptism, and comforts and strengthens them through the Sacrament of his body and blood, that nothing may be wanting and a great plenty may be at hand and all become satisfied. Thus this supper is justly called a glorious, great supper on account of the fare and food, so costly and richly prepared that no tongue can describe it and no heart sufficiently grasp it. For it is an eternal food and an eternal drink, by partaking of which a man shall nevermore thirst nor hunger, but be forever satisfied, his thirst is quenched and he becomes joyful; and this not only for one man, but for the whole wide world, even if it were ten times wider, they would all have sufficient. For it is an inexhaustible food and an everlasting drink, as our Gospel says: He who believeth on this Lord Jesus Christ, that he was born for us of the Virgin Mary and crucified for out’ sins under Pontius Pilate, died, descended into hell, and rose again from the dead and sitteth at the right hand of God, etc.; he who believes this, eats and drinks truly from this supper. For to believe in Christ the Lord means to eat and to drink, from which the people become satisfied, fat and stout and strong, so that they are joyful forever. 

Luther's Sermons

 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

The four descriptions can be seen as the four corners of the world. These are all the suffering - and besides are those scattered everywhere, compelled to come in. The combination reminds us of the millions that become followers of Christ - even if they do not have great honors or wealth.

Brenda had nothing and what she had was diminishing steadily. Nevertheless she always looked for ways to help and encourage them, and she saved money for their Christmas presents. She said, "I only have Jesus."

Brenda was there when we started Bethany Lutheran Church, using telephones and newsletters for distant members. Next came Ustream, which was phenomenal at that time, but we had to give $100 a month to keep the commercials away. We tried Vimeo with grief and tears but found out how Zoom worked.

The Apostolic Church worked through travel, preaching, and copying the Old and New Testaments. That was their media method, as Romans teaches so clearly.

• KJV Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
• 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
• 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
• 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
• 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

The Big Four Apostates (Minus the CLC) Gathered on a Desert Island To Hide Their Panic

 

A lot of money was used to give LCMS-WELS-ELS a vacation. Thrivent should have sent their bishops along - about 60% women, 9 of the 66 bishops certified as gay. Slick Brenner would have heaved - his son was trained by Jesuits.

The executives have one thing in common - they hate the King James Version, but love every paraphrase that brings them money and promotes their error. Their beloved NIV makes money from every Universalist windbag in the world - "Romans 3:24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

The group suggests their flop-sweat is at its peak -

1. Glittering new buildings are now older and not wiser, a real drag.
2. They knew the student drop was coming - and it's here!
3. Two bordello-quality gyms are 30 miles away from each other. 
4. All the cool new versions of everything printed have driven people away.
5. They reach out to Church Growth enthusiasts and fail as copy-cats.

Many of us saw it coming and very few acted on it. 

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Trinity 2, Second Sermon - "Matthew 11:5, Pauperes evangelizantur, the poor have the Gospel preached to them. For the powerful, the saints, the wise do not want it, therefore it has come to pass that both priests and leaders have been cast away as the best wine, because they have held so firmly to their oxen, their land and their wives; and in their stead have been promoted the poor beggars, who came to the Gospel in this glorious supper."

 

Luther's Sermons - Luke 14:16-17.
Second Sunday after Trinity, Second Sermon

27. According to this passage all that are wise, holy, rich and powerful, God has rejected, because they will not accept his Gospel; and the foolish, simple, and the most insignificant little lights, as Peter, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew and the like, who were poor fishermen and needy beggars, whom he here calls the poor, the maimed, the lame and blind, are chosen, whom no one would have considered worthy to be the servants of the priests and princes of the people. These were left like dregs, and as Isaiah says, the dregs of the good costly wine; the best among the people, the priests, the leaders, the rich and powerful are cast out as a vessel of good wine, and the dregs alone are left, which the Lord here calls the poor, the lame, the maimed and the blind. These are promoted to grace and honor, so that they become acceptable to God and dear guests, because the others, the high and great people will not come.

28. What the Pharisee now says: “Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God”- to which Christ answers: Yes, blessed are they; but you and your followers are concerned about your farm and oxen. You speak of these things, therefore you shall know that a supper has been prepared, of which the poor shall eat, as the text says, Matthew 11:5, Pauperes evangelizantur, the poor have the Gospel preached to them. For the powerful, the saints, the wise do not want it, therefore it has come to pass that both priests and leaders have been cast away as the best wine, because they have held so firmly to their oxen, their land and their wives; and in their stead have been promoted the poor beggars, who came to the Gospel in this glorious supper.

What Do the LCMS-WELS-ELS Drones Believe?They Repudiate the Augsburg Confession - Justification by Faith

 

Where is Archbishop Liz Eaton? She despises the Augsburg Confession with the same gusto as these guys.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Trinity 2, Second Sermon - "This preaching of Christ is the great and glorious supper with which he feeds his guests and sanctifies them through his holy Baptism, and comforts and strengthens them through the Sacrament of his body and blood, that nothing may be wanting and a great plenty may be at hand and all become satisfied. Thus this supper is justly called a glorious, great supper on account of the fare and food, so costly and richly prepared that no tongue can describe it and no heart sufficiently grasp it."

 

12. This man who prepared this supper is our Lord God himself. He is a great and rich Lord, who also once prepared a feast according to his glorious majesty and honor, and it was such a supper which is called great and glorious not only on account of the host, who is God himself, for it would be a glorious supper if he had only given a vegetable broth or a dry crust; yet the food is beyond all measure great and costly, namely, the holy Gospel, yea, Christ our Lord himself. He is himself the food, and is offered unto us through the Gospel, how he has made satisfaction by his death for our sins, and has redeemed us from all the misery of eternal death, of hell, of the wrath of God, sin and eternal condemnation.

13. This preaching of Christ is the great and glorious supper with which he feeds his guests and sanctifies them through his holy Baptism, and comforts and strengthens them through the Sacrament of his body and blood, that nothing may be wanting and a great plenty may be at hand and all become satisfied. Thus this supper is justly called a glorious, great supper on account of the fare and food, so costly and richly prepared that no tongue can describe it and no heart sufficiently grasp it. For it is an eternal food and an eternal drink, by partaking of which a man shall nevermore thirst nor hunger, but be forever satisfied, his thirst is quenched and he becomes joyful; and this not only for one man, but for the whole wide world, even if it were ten times wider, they would all have sufficient. For it is an inexhaustible food and an everlasting drink, as our Gospel says: He who believeth on this Lord Jesus Christ, that he was born for us of the Virgin Mary and crucified for out’ sins under Pontius Pilate, died, descended into hell, and rose again from the dead and sitteth at the right hand of God, etc.; he who believes this, eats and drinks truly from this supper. For to believe in Christ the Lord means to eat and to drink, from which the people become satisfied, fat and stout and strong, so that they are joyful forever.

14. This is rightly called a great supper, because it is so precious, and is offered to so many people that every one may eat until he is satisfied, and yet the food never becomes less. For it is such a great and strengthening food that it endures forever and gives eternal life, for it nourishes us differently than our mere bodily eating and drinking. If one has eaten and drunk enough to-day, he must still eat again to-morrow. But this is an eternal food and lasts forever. With this Christ gives those hypocrites at the table to understand that it is a different supper from what they had given him; and yet they are such rogues and knaves, that although they gossip and talk about it a great deal, yet they despise God and his mercy, eternal life and salvation, and hold everything else dearer. It follows further: “And he bade many.”

Reformation Seminary Lecture - Acts 17 Part 1

 

KJV Acts 17:1-15

17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more noble [ουτοι δε ησαν ευγενεστεροι - eugenics] than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Next Section of Chapter 17

16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

33 So Paul departed from among them.

34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

A Day in June

 

James Russell Lowell

And what is so rare as a day in June?

Then, if ever, come perfect days;

Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune,

And over it softly her warm ear lays....

The least ambitious gardener will repeat Lowell's opening line. Many of us had to recite the poem. Various human helpers and Supervisor Charlie Sue have provided a unique, inexpensive gardening paradise. Hailstorm, thunderclaps, heat and humidity have co-mingled the benefits without bearing the costs.

The front porch was always welcome for being just above the level of the garden. However, the best view is from the inside of the picture window - for a close-up of calla lilies, butterfly weed, roses, clethra, Four O'clocks, and  gaudy Canna. 

I push back the e-z chair recliner with my feet almost touching the window ledge. Charlie is happy to jump up and watch the parade of birds and squirrels. Outside, I already set up the bird feeders from the backyard to encourage birds in the front yard:

• Cardinals male and female
• Blue jays
• Grackles
• Starlings
• Common finches, maybe goldfinches too
• Hummingbirds

The area around the mailbox was infested with bee balm; the mailman was not happy about that last year. The plant draws the bees but terrorizes the mail carriers. The mailman did some bee balm trimming without a permit. Countering his work, I laid out heavy cardboard sheets and covered them with wood mulch to hold it down, to keep grass and weeds from rising up for another round with the bees. Additional labor (not mine) created a No-Fly zone, making everyone happy. The carrier smiles and waves at me now.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Trinity 2 - Second Sermon - "This man who prepared this supper is our Lord God himself. He is a great and rich Lord, who also once prepared a feast according to his glorious majesty and honor, and it was such a supper which is called great and glorious not only on account of the host, who is God himself, for it would be a glorious supper if he had only given a vegetable broth or a dry crust; yet the food is beyond all measure great and costly, namely, the holy Gospel, yea, Christ our Lord himself."

 

Luther's Sermons - Luke 14:16-17.
Second Sunday after Trinity, Second Sermon

10. Following this address one of them who thought himself much more learned than Christ the Lord, begins to say: “Oh, how blessed is he who eateth bread in the kingdom of God.” As though he would say in his great wisdom: You make yourself unprofitable enough by your preaching! If it would depend on preaching, I can do that, too, even better than you; for I consider this a truly great sermon: “Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.”

11. Christ replies to him: Yes, says he, I will tell you how blessed you and your comrades are: “A certain man made a great supper, and bade many,” and they despised it and would not come. This blow was meant for him. As though he would say: You say much in the words, that he is a blessed man who eats bread in heaven! Oh, but you are in very great earnest! What an excellent holy man you are, namely, you are one of those who are invited and yet do not come. These are hard, sharp and terrible words when rightly considered; for he is speaking to real thorough-going rogues, who sat about the table, not because they wanted to learn anything, but in order to observe him closely to see by what means they might come to him and take him. To those he spoke this parable: “A certain man made a great supper.”

12. This man who prepared this supper is our Lord God himself. He is a great and rich Lord, who also once prepared a feast according to his glorious majesty and honor, and it was such a supper which is called great and glorious not only on account of the host, who is God himself, for it would be a glorious supper if he had only given a vegetable broth or a dry crust; yet the food is beyond all measure great and costly, namely, the holy Gospel, yea, Christ our Lord himself. He is himself the food, and is offered unto us through the Gospel, how he has made satisfaction by his death for our sins, and has redeemed us from all the misery of eternal death, of hell, of the wrath of God, sin and eternal condemnation.

13. This preaching of Christ is the great and glorious supper with which he feeds his guests and sanctifies them through his holy Baptism, and comforts and strengthens them through the Sacrament of his body and blood, that nothing may be wanting and a great plenty may be at hand and all become satisfied. Thus this supper is justly called a glorious, great supper on account of the fare and food, so costly and richly prepared that no tongue can describe it and no heart sufficiently grasp it. 

Why Not Question the Waltherian Four? - LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic)

 

Bishop or Pope?

The Waltherian Four - LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) - would like to know why they are despised and disappearing fast. They threw themselves at Fuller Seminary and slinked away, poorer and more ridiculous than ever.

I. Justification by Faith

The Waltherian Four like to evade their false doctrine, but they studiously denounce Justification by Faith, the Chief Article of the Christian Faith. Paul Kuske (retired, WELS) seems to be the only one who teaches Justification by Faith... Alone. The Fetid Four take great delight in repeating their mistakes by sheltering themselves in the gross errors of Walther and Pieper. Gausewitz does not count because - by golly - the titular head of LCMS-WELS-ELS was correct as president of the Synodical Conference...but soon dead.

II. Corrupting the Scriptures

They privately created their own Greek New Testament, the foundation provided for the Revised Version in English. I have one, betcha your pastor does not.

The turn of the century hailed the newest disaster - The Revised Version, So Bad It Was Not Reprinted at All, No Never! Pyramids full of the unwanted RV could not be sold. Lenski was perhaps the only one who took the RV seriously. But lo, the RSV was on the horizon and led the way in the 1950s for denying the Virgin Birth of Mary in Isaiah 7. The so-called translations that followed the RSV and earlier RV gave the money-makers financial incentives to sell paraphrases which were always changing. The NEW KJV is a sly example, always changing due to their lust for the copyright.

III.The Book of Concord

Everyone should know the Book of Concord and use it as a commentary on the Bible. Unfortunately, the main use is creating layer upon layer of gassy dogmatics. Why not spend a lifetime of arguing the Second Use of the Law or perhaps the Third Use of the Law? So much fun. So vapid!

The opening about Justification by Faith proves how corrupt and worthless the Book of Concord is, given its leadership.

How Dare You Criticize the Waltherian Four! - LCMS, WELS, ELS, CLC (sic)

 

Risking their lives to preserve the Gospel.

Spending at Almy's to impress the feminist ELCA bishops.

Sometimes I see the point Pr Greg makes in Ichabod on why he critiques the Synodicals too much. Many of them are exhibiting romantic views of Rome or EO and I see more his point on how there are pastors there that are seduced to corruption of piety.

Here is I think an example of that in Twitter

The guy is from LCMS. Based? Biased?

On 6/23/2025 8:40 PM, name withheld  wrote:

I know you are not in Twitter but when I see stuff like this, I say, wow, Pr Greg is right again.

You can see the drift, happening so fast. I understand why Ichabod spends time on the Synodical apostasy in the US.

This is just one example, and this is not a one off, but I can show more easily of posts like this, toying with Roman and EO piety.

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GJ - The Roman trend developed with LCMS pastors wanting to be priests - like Neuhaus, who recruited for a time and then became an official priest. Christina and I met Nauhaus at the Ad Fontes Conference, when he was speaking earnestly with LCA Bishop Crumley. The conference was propaganda to get LCA pastors into Rome.

Grinning, Neuhaus asked me, "Are you Ad Fontes?" I said, "No, we are already Fontes." He laughed, very charming but terribly mixed up. ELDONUTs, who want so badly to be Roman, would have loved the Ad Fontes Holy Communion to show off their angel pose, which deeply disturbed Crumley, standing near the altar.

Wannabee Popes don the mitre, the angel pose, and the loose cincture. 

The angel pose is best used with a solemn dress code and lace. The bishop's hat - mitre - projects the Pope's humble nature.