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Friday, June 29, 2012

Friday



All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well. Julian of Norwich 

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Irenaaus, whose name means "the peaceable one."



 



God 
of the nat-ions, look upon the lands devastated by war & show us the way of peace. 
Help us to remember that 
we are one world 
& one family. 
Intercessions at Evening Prayer
People’s Companion... 


Irenaeus, Theologian and Bishop of Lyons, 202


Glory 
in 
his
holy Name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Psalm 105:3

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Wednesday night


O God, 
the life of all 
who live, 
the light 
of the faithful, 
the strength of
those who labor
and the repose 
of the dead, 
bring us in safety to the morning hours through him who died and rose again for us....
                                               Collect for Protection 

Midweek

                                                          Collect for Grace                                     

       Lord God,
       you have
       brought us
       in safely
       to this
       new day;
       preserve us
       with your
       mighty power

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Toward evening



Be 
our 
light
in the 
darkness, 
O Lord, 
and in
your
great 
mercy 
defend us 
from all 
perils and 
dangers 
of this night 
Collect for Aid Against Perils 



Tuesday: Celebrating the 3 great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam


Splen-dor 
and honor
 and kingly power are yours by right, O Lord our God, for you created everything that is and by your 
will they were created
 and have their being.  
Dignue es = canticle 13=
from the Revelation 
to John

Monday, June 25, 2012

Second Vespers of the Feast of the Nativity of J the b


  

grant 
that, 
fol-low-
ing John’s 
ex-
ample, 
we may 
con-
stantly speak the truth,
boldly  rebuke vice, & patiently suffer for the truth’s sake Collect of the day 

The Nativity of John the Baptist, cousin of Jesus and forerunner









You, 
child, 
shall 
be called 
the 
prophet 
of the 
Most 
High, 
for you 
will go 
before 
the 
Lord, to
prepare 
his way. 


The Song of Zechariah = 
The Benedictus = Canticle 16 = 
Luke 1:68-79




Sunday, June 24, 2012

First Vespers of the Nativity of John the Baptist



When Zechariah
went into 
the temple, 
there 
appeared
to him the 
angel Gabriel, 
standing on 
the right side 
of the 
altar of incense.


Antiphon on the Magnificat
(Luke 1:5-26, 57-80)

Sunday




O God of the morning, 
you call us 
to a new day 
& to a life of resurrection and union with you. 
Help us to live as a people of hope in a world of chaos. .. We ask this through the intercession of all who lived 
as people of hope in a world of despair and 
now live with you in everlasting peace. 
 From The People’s Companion to the Breviary 

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Saturday

    So 
teach us 
to number 
our days
that we may 
apply our hearts
 to wisdom                        









Psalm 90:12                                      


Friday, June 22, 2012

Friday eve 2



It is  a good thing to give thanks to the Lord... to tell of your faith-fulness in the night season  
Psalm 92:1,2 

Friday evening






He 
will 
give 
his 
angels 
charge 
over 
you 
to 
keep 
you 
in 
all 
of 
your 
ways.

Psalm 91:11


The Commemoration of St Alban








       my 
       word 
       will 
       not 
       return 
       to 
       me
       Empty  

        Canticle 10 









St Alban 
was a aRoman soldier 
who was converted 
to Christianity. 
the first martyr
 in Britain, 
c304

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Summer solstice + 1 day (because of leap year)


I will listen 
to what the 
Lord God
is saying, 
for he is 
speaking
peace to his 
faithful people 
and to those 
who turn 
their hearts
 to him.

Psalm 85:8





Thursday


Grant that in all the cares and occupations 
of our life 
we may not forget you, 
but remember
that we are 
ever walking 
in your sight 

                                                  Collect for guidance 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Tuesday evening

Ever since the creation of the world                                   



























the eternal power and divine nature, 
invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through 
the things he has made. 
 Romans 1:20


Tuesday





We will rec-ount to gen-era-tions to come the praiseworthy deeds and the power of the Lord and the wonderful works he has done.           Psalm 78:4

Monday, June 18, 2012

Or Debby reminded me of this: We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.


We 
have
followed 
too
much 
the 
devises
 and 
desires 
of our 
own hearts. Confession1928 BCP

Another gray Monday



We are God’s people &
the sheep 
of God's
pasture. 
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!         
The Venite  (Psalm 95)
             

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Father's Day

.  


Ever since 
the world 
began, 
your throne 
has been 
established; you are from everlasting. 
Psalm 93:3




Saturday, June 16, 2012

Saturday heading into evening


One thing I ask of the Lord; one thing I seek; 
that I may 
dwell 
in the house 
of the Lord all the days of my life;
To behold the fair beauty of the Lord 
and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:5-6


Saturday




God saw every-thing he had made and behold, it was very good. 
Saturday antiphon on the Benedicte

Friday, June 15, 2012

Friday night




         You 
         will 
         guide 
         me 
         by 
        your 
        council 
        and 
        afterward
        receive me with glory.  Psalm 73:24

Commemoration of Evelyn Underhilll (1875-1941) mystic and guide: "Mysticism is the art of union with Reality."


                  Those 
                   who
                   want
                   to
                   save
                   their
                   life
                   will
                   lose
                   it
                   and
                   those
                   who lose their life for my sake
                   with find it.          Matthew 16:25

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Thursday Evening Prayer







The 
fruit 
of the 
Spirit, is love, joy, peace, patience, kind-ness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Galatians 5:22

Thursday


You are 
my hope, 
O Lord, 
God, my
confidence 
since I 
was young. 
I have been sustained by you ever since I was born; form my mother’s womb 
you have been my strength   
Psalm 71:5-6

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Wednesday toward evening





Let 
your 
loving-
kindness 
be my 
comfort 
as you 
have 
promised 
to your 
servant.  

Psalm 119:76

mid workweek











          Almighty 
          God, 
          we 
          thank 
          you 
         for the means of grace 
         and for the hope of glory
               The General Thanksgiving at the Daily Office