Lenten hymn – Give us the discipline that springs from abstinence in outward things with inward fasting, so that we in heart and soul may dwell with […]
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Posts archive for February, 2024
Vigils in Lent
Lent at Vigils – O that today you would hearken to the Lord’s voice: O come, let us worship him. ~Invitatory
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Vespers in Lent
Lent at Vespers – Each heart is manifest to thee; thou knowest our infirmity: now we repent, and seek thy face; grant unto us thy pardoning grace. […]
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Lauds in Lent – Sunday
Lent at Lauds – Sundays until Palm Sunday – Short Lesson – Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who […]
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Saint Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr
February 23 – St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr – Polycarp (69 – 155) was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of […]
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Vespers in Lent
Lent at Vespers – You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve. ~Magnificat Antiphon in Lent until Palm Sunday
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Lauds in Lent – Wednesday
Lauds in Lent – Wednesday – Short Lesson – You are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to […]
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Lauds in Lent – Tuesdays
Lent at Lauds on Tuesdays – Short Lesson – “Yet even now,” says the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and […]
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Lauds in Lent – Monday
Lent at Lauds – Monday Short Lesson – You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought […]
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The First Sunday in Lent
Grant, almighty God, through the yearly observances of holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden in Christ and by worthy conduct pursue […]
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