Author: Patrick Forse

The liturgical year begins on the First Sunday in Advent, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Advent continues up until Christmas and, as its name suggests, it is a …

The liturgical year concludes on the Sunday before Advent, commonly known as “Stir-up Sunday” after the opening words of the Collect, which also serves to remind parishioners to stir the …

The arcana for the 24th Sunday after Trinity is the (15) Devil, the inner adversary who ever whispers doubts into our ears as we stand, like Joshua the priest, in …

From the 23rd Sunday after Trinity until the beginning of Advent we enter a shadowy time between the seasons. The (18) Moon replaces the Trinity (19) Sun, and thus the …

On Martinmas, which is also Remembrance Day, 11th November, or on Remembrance Sunday, the second Sunday in November, whichever falls first, the Four of Swords is displayed with the blades …

The (0) Fool returns after completing his journey through the 21 arcanae, abounding more and more in wisdom and judgement, in a spirit of compassion for others and forgiveness of …

And so the (0) Fool completes his initiation by visiting the Twenty First arcana of the Upper Arcana, (21) World, the integration of all that has gone before, is now …

The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity is dedicated to the arcana of (20) Judgment which has at it’s heart the concept of “calling” or of being called. Today’s Gospel reading is …

Nineteen weeks after Trinity Sunday the (0) Fool arrives at the arcana of the the (19) Sun, and for one week the (19) Sun reigns supreme and alone, being both …

Today the Trinity (19) Sun is joined by the (18) Moon, the greater and the lesser light, which also serve as symbols for the “great commandment” and the “second” which …