Beginning tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, the Alleluia will be set aside from the various liturgies of the community. From the Ordo: “Omit “Alleluia” without exception until Easter; omit […]
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Posts archive for February, 2017
Lauds on Tuesday
Tuesday at Lauds – The LORD will save me, and we will sing to stringed instruments all the days of our life, at the house of the […]
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Lauds on Monday
Monday at Lauds – I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me. […]
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Eighth Sunday of the Year
Eighth Sunday of the Year – Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. ~Matthew 6: 33
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Lauds on Saturday
Saturday at Lauds – The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. ~Psalm 92: 12
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Lauds on Friday
Friday at Lauds – Through the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high has broken upon us. ~Benedictus Antiphon
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Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
Polycarp was Bishop of Smyrna (today known as Izmir), a city on the west coast of Turkey. The letters to the “seven churches in Asia” at the […]
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None on Wednesday
Wednesday at Lauds – Short Lesson – Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord and not men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive […]
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Sext on Monday
Monday at Sext – My eyes are ever toward the Lord. ~Psalm Antiphon, with Psalm 25 ~Image: Crucifix in the Church of the Visitation, St. Augustine’s House
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Seventh Sunday
Seventh Sunday of the Year – Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my […]
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