Friday, January 19, 2018 *

                                   ___________Psalm 31:21

           

           

       Blessed 

        be the 

        Lord! 

        For he 

        has shown me the wonders 

        of  his  love in a besieged city.

•       * Wulfstan,            Bishop of Worcester       c.1008-1095       Multiply amongus faithful pastors, who, like your holy bishop Wulfstan, will give courage to those       who are oppressed and held in bondage; and bring us all, we            pray, into the true freedom                       of your kingdom;

Friday, January 10, 2018*

   The Gospel of John 2:5 

Do 

what-

ever 

he 

tells 

you. 

         * Aelred 

           110-1167 

         Cistercian 

     monk &  Abbot 

        of Rievault, 

        author of 

Spiritual Friendship 

Friendship 

is a path 

that leads 

very close   

to the    

enjoyment & 

knowledge 

of God. 

-Aelered 

 

Wednesday, December 28, 2107, The Feast fo St John, Apostle and Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Light and the third day of Christmas

                       _____________________Proverbs 8:26,27 

  When 

  God 

  had

  not 

  yet 

  made 

  earth and fiels, or the worlds first bits 

  of soil.  When he established the 

  heavens, I was there

“In the 

beginning 

was the Word 

and the Word 

was with God 

and the Word 

was God.”  -John 1:1 

Saturday, October 7, 2017*.

                                   ___I Corinthians 10:13_

No testing 

has overtaken 

you that is

not common to everyone. 

God is 

faithful 

and he 

will not let 

you be tested beyoond your strength 

but with the testing he will 

            also provide a way out

         

           *Henry 

Melchior Muhlenberg, 

       1711–1787  

a Lutheran pastor  who came to North America from Gremany  to  care for German and  Swed-ish pioneers.

Thursday, September 28, 2017*

                                    ___Psalm 116:10,11

    

    How shall 

    I repay 

    the Lord 

    for  all 

    the good 

    things he 

    has done 

    for me? 

    I will lift up the cup 

    of salvation  and  call 

    upon the  Name  of the Lord.

 *Richard Rolle, 1349,  Walter Hilton, 

1396, and Marjorie Kempe, 144o, English mystics.  

may we  

too, passing 

through the 

cloud, behold 

your glory…

Saturday, September 2, 2017*

                                     Psalm 20: Antiphon & v.1

   

  The 

  Lord 

  has 

  given 

  victory 

  to

  his 

  anointed.

  May 

  the 

  Lord 

  answer you in the day of trouble.

*The Martyrs of

 New Guine,a, 1942,

during World War 2,  

Tuesday, August 29, 2017*

              ___________________Psalm 5:7

as 

for 

me, 

thru  

the 

greatness 

of your mercy 

I will go into your house… 

I will bow down in awe of you.

* John Bunjan 1653–1688 English writer, Puritan preacher and author of

the allegorical adventures of Paul Bunyan in 

The Pilgrim's Progress. 

      Grant that as strang-ers & pilgrims, we may at last rejoice with all the faithful in your heavenly city -Collect  

Friday, June 16 2017*

                    

                 _____II Corinthians 12:14_

I 

do 

not 

want 

what 

is yours but you_____________

*Bernard Mizeki 

 catechist, was born in  Portu- 

guese East Af-rica (Mozambique) converted to Christ, & was mar-tyred June 18, 1896

Saturday, 3 June, 2017*

        ______________Canticle 19__

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.

*The Martyrs of Uganda

were 23 

Anglican 

and 22 

Catholic 

converts 

to Christ 

who were 

executed 

in Uganda 

between 

1885 and 

1887.

Monday, May 29, 2017*

                                                      Psalm 89:1, 2a  

 Your love, O Lord, for ever will 

I sing; from age to age my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness. 

For I am persuaded that 

your love is estab-

lished forever 

 *Today

  is also 

  Memorial 

 Day 

 in the

United

 States 

 and

  the 100th anniversary

 of the birth of 

   

  John F Kennedy   

        5/29/1917,

 our 35th President,  

      who was 

   assassinated 

   on 11/22/1963

     age of 54.