Loving God, we offer thanks for the work and witness of Isabel Florence Hapgood, who introduced the Divine Liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church to English-speaking Christians, and encouraged dialogue between Anglicans and Orthodox. Guide us as we build on the foundation that she gave us, that all may be one in Christ; who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, unto ages of ages. Amen.
Today the Episcopal Church commemorates Isabel Florence Hapgood, Ecumenist & Journalist, 1929
Born 1850 in Boston, she had a talent for languages, mastering most of the Romance & Germanic languages plus Russian & Church Slavonic
Photo by Ritz Portraits, Boston (1890), via NYPL pic.twitter.com/7LsMX7tMEA
— The Anglican Church in St Petersburg (@anglicanspb) June 26, 2023