A prayer before any office – Open my lips, O Lord, that I may praise your Holy Name; cleanse my heart from all vain, evil, and wandering […]
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Vigils on Saturday
Saturday at Vigils – Let us make a joyful noise to the Lord our Maker: O come, let us worship him. ~Invitatory, with Psalm 81 on Saturday
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Martin de Porres
November 3 – Martin de Porres (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) A lay brother of the Dominican Order who lived in Lima, Peru. He is […]
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Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
November 2 – Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls) – Eternal God, our maker and redeemer, grant us, with all the faithful departed, the sure benefits […]
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All Saints Day
November 1 – All Saints’ Day – The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of all the saints is an early fourth-century commemoration of “all […]
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First Vespers of All Saints’
First Vespers of All Saints’ Day – Lesson – For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and […]
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Reformation Day
October 31 – Reformation Day – It was not Luther’s intention to divide the Church, much less to start a brand new church. To the end of […]
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Reformation Day
Reformation Day – Very occasionally we dabble in online humor. On the other hand, if you visit for a retreat you may well find much more widespread […]
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Compline on Monday
Monday at Compline – I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. ~Psalm 34:1
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Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year (LBW 23 Pentecost) Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain […]
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