Friday at Terce – Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but your commandments are my delight. ~Psalm 119: 143
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Saint Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg
Feb. 3 – St. Ansgar – Archbishop of Hamburg – (8 September 801 – 3 February 865) – The “apostle of the north” (Scandinavia) had enough frustrations […]
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The Presentation of Our Lord
February 2 – The Presentation of Our Lord – Also called “The Presentation of Christ in the Temple and the Purification of Mary.” It marks the official […]
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First Vespers of the Presentation of Our Lord
First Vespers of the Presentation of Our Lord – Simeon, a righteous and devout man, was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was […]
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Lauds on Tuesday
Tuesday at Lauds – The Lord has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. ~Benedictus Antiphon
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Vigils on Monday
Monday at Vigils – Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats […]
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Fourth Sunday
Fourth Sunday of the Year – LBW Epiphany 4 – O God, you know that we cannot withstand the dangers which surround us. Strengthen us in body […]
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Compline on Saturday (after First Vespers of Sunday)
Saturday Compline – O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth your unending day upon us who watch for you, that our lips may praise you, […]
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
January 28 – St. Thomas Aquinas – (LBW March 7) – Roccasecca, 1225 – Fossanova, 7 March 1274. Also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino. An Italian Dominican […]
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None on Thursday
Thursday at None – Short Lesson – Let us lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race […]
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