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Father, help the sick to share their sufferings with Christ:
may they know in him the fullness of life and love.

~ Our hope is all in you, Lord God.

#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheSick #Prayer #JesusChrist

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August 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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"Guard against speaking falsely about anyone...avoid verbal disputes...[and] keep silent whenever God gives you the grace to do so." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #WeAreFrancis
May 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Happy Feast of St. Lydia of Thyatira. Give us grace to use her example to always serve others in hospitality, O Lord.

St. Lydia, pray for us.

Morning Prayer
Psalm 72

Evening Prayer
Psalm 119:73-96

Office Readings
Wisdom 13:1-9
Romans 13:1-14
Luke 8:16-25
Icon of Lydia wearing a vibrant purple cloak holding a cross and teaching. Her dress is green. Her veil white Lydia of Thyatira was Paul’s first European convert. She was a Gentile woman living in Philippi who, like many others, was interested in the Jewish faith, but had not converted. As what the Jewish community called a “God-fearer” she was undoubtedly accorded some level of respect by the Jewish community, but would not have been treated as a full member of the Jewish community in Philippi. Paul encountered her on a riverbank where she and a group of women had gathered for Sabbath prayers. Paul and his companions began to talk with the women, and God “opened her heart” to hear what Paul had to say about Christ and the Gospel. Lydia believed what she heard and, as was the custom when the head of a household converted, her whole household was baptized along with her. Lydia was a prosperous cloth merchant and had the means to offer hospitality to the apostles during their time in Philippi. Her home, having served as a base of operations for Paul and his companions, became the location of a house church in Philippi. Although she is not mentioned by name outside of Acts 16, her significant role in enabling the spread of the Gospel in Philippi has led to her recognition as a saint in a wide range of Christian traditions, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and many Protestant traditions. In the Orthodox Church she is given the title “Equal to the Apostles” for her role in spreading the Christian faith.
May 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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"Hail, Queen Wisdom! May the Lord preserve you, with your sister, pure and holy Simplicity. Holy Lady Poverty, may the Lord preserve you, with your sister, holy Humility. Holy Lady Charity, may the Lord preserve you, with your sister, holy Obedience." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi
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May 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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"In the world today, the powerful yell. Pope Francis whispers." #AntonioSpadaro #PopeFrancis
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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"You will be tempted to be ashamed. You will be tempted to think your body, and by extension you, are not worth loving. You will be tempted to objectify your body, and other people’s. Resist these temptations."

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Adore, Honour and Enjoy Your Body
You will be tempted to be ashamed. You will be tempted to think your body, and by extension you, are not worth loving. You will be tempted to objectify your body, and other people’s. Resist t…
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March 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Brother helped by brother is a fortress (Proverbs 18:19).
March 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Lord #Jesus,
you interceded with the Father
for those who nailed you to the cross;
help us to love our enemies and pray
for those who injure us.

~ Lord, may your people grow in love.

#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Lent #Prayer #JesusChrist

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March 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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"Saint Francis turned with compassion and tenderness toward anyone afflicted with physical suffering. When he noticed need or deprivation in anyone, he saw in that person of the Crucified Christ. The love of the Lord only intensified his natural inclination toward compassion." #Bonaventure
March 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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“My strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and reading the psalms.”

— Dorothy Day
Drawing by artist Ben Wildflower, of Dorothy Day holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Her elbow is on the table, the hand holding the cigarette near her head. A coffee mug resting on the table in the other hand, fingers gripping the handle.
November 16, 2024 at 11:20 PM