May 8 – Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) Known to us almost only through her book, The Revelations of Divine Love, which is widely acknowledged as one of […]
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Posts archive for 2019
Tuesday at Monday Housekeeping
Monday/Tuesday Housekeeping – Daily life at St. Augustine’s House – Yesterday was the annual Chapter meeting as well as a quarterly council meeting. Many and diverse subjects […]
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Lauds in Eastertide
Eastertide at Lauds on Tuesday – Short Lesson God raised Jesus from the dead; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him […]
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Lauds on Mondays in Eastertide
Monday Lauds in Eastertide – Short Lesson – The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which […]
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Lauds on Sunday in Paschal Time
Lauds on Sunday in Eastertide – Short Lesson – God raised Jesus on the third day and made him manifest; not to all the people but to […]
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Saint Monica, Mother of Augustine
May 4 – St. Monica, Mother of Augustine – (RC August 27) St. Monica is the patroness of mothers and it’s easy to understand why. Her persistent […]
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Lauds in Eastertide
Eastertide at Lauds, Weekdays before the Ascension They knew the Lord, alleluia, in the breaking of bread, alleluia. ~Benedictus Antiphon
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Saint Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria
May 2 – St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria – Born and educated in Alexandria, he was ordained a deacon, then a priest, although he also spent some […]
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Saint Philip & Saint James, Apostles
May 1 – St. Philip and St. James, Apostles – (RC May 3) We know nothing of James but his name and the fact that he was […]
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Terce in Eastertide
Eastertide at Terce, Weekdays until the Ascension – Short Lesson Faith will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus our […]
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