Sunday Evening Jan. 24th Saint Timothy Lord of the Church, we give You thanks for your servant Timothy, whose letters from Paul have instructed and guided the church these many years. Give us such faithful service in our own days too. Amen. Our Father…
Monday Morning Jan. 25th, Conversion of St. Paul Searcher of Hearts! You called Saul on the Damascus road, and in healing his blindness, you gave him vision of eternal things. By that grace, give me such seeing! Cause all the distractions of my heart to fail and give me eyes to see your truths, that I too may serve you faithfully unto death. Amen. Our Father…
Monday Evening Lord of Hosts, as you commanded your disciples to sell their cloaks and buy swords, yet prophesy that the meek shall inherit the earth: give me courage and a mind for justice, that I may do what is right and protect those who cannot protect themselves. But give me also a heart for mercy and meekness, that I may be a peacemaker, one of your children. Amen. Our Father…
Tuesday Morning Jan. 26th Saint Titus Lord of Creation, You sent your servant Titus to order the church, even as you ordered the world in the beginning. Grant me a spirit to serve the church as Titus did, setting in order all things in discord. Rightly order my heart, that my spirit be glad. Give me peace to live in the order You give, and not the order I would have. That in accord with your will, all my days may be right. Amen. Our Father…
Tuesday Evening In the Transfiguration of your Son, You gave mighty witness of your power to the disciples. Hold this before my eyes too, that by faith, I may know him, not just a man among the many men of history and Scripture, but as God in flesh, the eternal radiance who walks upon the earth, cloaked in humanity, even as You once walked among us, in the Garden. Amen. Our Father…
Wednesday Morning Jan. 27th John Chrysostom O God, you gave your servant John Chrysostom grace, eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant to all pastors such excellence in preaching, and faithfulness in ministering your Word, that your people may be partakers with them of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Our Father…
Wednesday Evening Lord God, in the power of your Epiphany, You made eyewitnesses of Peter, James, and John. As they were made worthy to bear your Gospel, so You have made me–in a smaller way–a bearer of your truth. Give me a mind to realize and a mouth to give words to this truth. So then, as the three witnesses were not ashamed to speak of what they knew, I may have courage to speak. Amen. Our Father…
Thursday Morning Jan. 28th Thomas Aquinas Lord God, we give thanks for the great theologians, whose work and words–though beyond our minds and common pastors and people–yet those works and words gave mighty answers to the vain philosophy of their ages, giving witness to your gospel among the wise. Grant such theologians in our own age, that your Word of salvation may also be spoken among the wise and erudite, that they too may receive Truth, all of us may bow before the Name of your beloved Son. Amen. Our Father…
Thursday Evening As snow falls, the world grows silent. As the world quiets, I realize how noisy and distracting life is. O God who Speaks! Give me a quiet heart, and a quiet life, that I may know peace and hear You when You call. Beautiful is your world, and bright is the life You kindle in all the living. Give me a simple, quiet heart to delight in the world You have made. Amen. Our Father…
Friday Morning In great grace, You have given me another day, give me a heart to appreciate your mercy in this, that with gratitude all your gifts would not pass me by. Amen. Our Father…
Friday Evening Christ, today You endured crucifixion and bitter death. You were forsaken by the Father that I might never be alone. I do not appreciate this as I should. Purge all vanity and vainglory from me. Cleanse me from all distractions and wanderings of heart that, at least for this moment, I may see the cost of grace and the price of life in your crucifixion. Give me a heart to ascribe value to your Name, for the lavish mercy poured out in you most precious blood. Amen. Our Father…
Saturdays Morning O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth your unending day upon all who watch for you, that our lips may praise you, our lives may bless you, and our worship tomorrow may give You glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father….
Saturday Evening Thank you, O God, for revealing your Son Jesus Christ to us by the light of his resurrection: Grant that as we sing your glory at the close of this day, our joy may abound in the morning as we celebrate the Paschal mystery; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father…
Sunday Morning Today, I rise to return to the Source. You, the source of time and the world and all that is in it. In the worship of your assembly, I will meet You, my Maker. As I return to my first origin, refashion me again. Amen. Our Father…
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