Friday Lauds – Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and […]
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Posts archive for June, 2016
St. Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon
It is said that in 325 Ephrem accompanied his bishop, James of Nisibis, to the Council of Nicea. His writings are an eloquent defense of the Nicene […]
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Wednesday at Lauds
Lauds on Wednesday – Your mercy, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. ~Psalm 36: 4
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Tuesday at Lauds
Responsory at Lauds on Tuesday – Hear my voice, O Lord; I hope in your words. I rise before dawn and cry for help. I hope in […]
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Short Lesson at Monday Terce – Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. Love does […]
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Sunday at 2nd Vespers
2nd Vespers on Sunday – Responsory – Blessed are you, O Lord in the firmament of heaven. And to be praised and glorified forever. In the firmament […]
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Saturday at Lauds
Hymn at Saturday Lauds Dawn sprinkles all the East with light; Day o’er the earth is gliding bright; Morn’s glittering rays their course begin; Farewell to darkness […]
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Vespers on Friday
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice! ~Psalm 141: 2
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The Martyrs of Uganda
Charles Lwanga and his companions were a group of Roman Catholics and Anglicans murdered by Mwanga II, the King of Buganda, between 1885 and 1887.These deaths were […]
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