Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 10, 2022 | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary is allowed.

"Today's memorial is a remembrance of the maternal example and discipleship of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, strengthened by faith and hope, on that 'great Saturday' on which Our Lord lay in the tomb, was the only one of the disciples to hold vigil in expectation of the Lord’s resurrection. It is a prelude and introduction to the celebration of Sunday, the weekly memorial of the Resurrection of Christ. It is a sign that the Virgin Mary is continuously present and operative in the life of the Church." - Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2001), §188

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 9, 2022 | Friday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

"Can the blind lead the blind?" - Luke 6:39

By virtue of our baptism, we are called to spread the Gospel to others. But before we can do this, we must acquaint ourselves with and believe in that Gospel. May we strive to seek what is infinitely valuable and never be complacent in our life of faith.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 8, 2022 | Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

"Let us celebrate with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for from her arose the sun of justice, Christ our God." - Lauds antiphon

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

Mary was born to be the mother of the Savior of the world, the spiritual mother of all men, and the holiest of God's creatures. Because of her Son's infinite merits, she was conceived and born immaculate and full of grace. Through her, Queen of heaven and of earth, all grace is given to men. Through her, by the will of the Trinity, the unbelieving receive the gift of faith; the afflicted are tendered the works of mercy; and the members of Christ grow in likeness of their Head. In Mary all human nature is exalted. 

Let us praise and thank the Lord for the gift of our Blessed Mother Mary! Join the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Listen, share and subscribe to Thursday's Morning Prayer. 

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 7, 2022 | Wednesday in the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

"Rejoice and be glad: your reward will be great in heaven." - Luke 6:23ab

Jesus promises great rewards for those who follow Him. But at what cost? To be true disciples of Christ, we must strip away our inordinate attachments to everything that is earthly and hunger for nothing but God's Word and His Kingdom. Let us not be discouraged by our weaknesses but in all things, let us put our trust in God's grace and mercy for nothing is impossible with God. He will help us. He will overcome.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 6, 2022 | Tuesday in the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

"I chose you from the world to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, says the Lord." - Jn. 15:16

After spending the night in prayer, Jesus chose apostles to be with Him and to share His mission of proclaiming the Good News of God's Love. As He called the 12 apostles, He also continues to call us.

How will you respond?

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 5, 2022 | Monday in the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time

Lord God, king of heaven and earth, direct our minds and bodies throughout this day, and make us holy. Keep us faithful to your law in thought, word and deed. Be our helper now and always, free us from sin, and bring us to salvation in that kingdom.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 4, 2022 | Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

What is heaven like?

God desires for us to know, love and serve Him in this life and to be united with Him in the next. He constantly invites us to a deeper friendship with Him so that we may experience the peace, love and joy that His Spirit brings to our lives and to our relationships. May we always strive to fix our eyes on the Lord and follow Him where He leads us, carrying our cross with His strength.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 3, 2022 | Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

"Blessed Gregory, raised upon the throne of Peter, sought always the beauty of the Lord and lived in celebration of that love." - Entrance antiphon

St. Gregory the Great (540-604), senator and prefect of Rome, then in succession monk, cardinal and pope, governed the Church from 590 to 604. England owes her conversion to him. At a period when the invasion of the barbarians created a new situation in Europe, he played a considerable part in the transitional stage, during which a great number of them were won for Christ. At the same time he watched over the holiness of the clergy and preserved ecclesiastical discipline, as well as attending to the temporal interests of his people of Rome and the spiritual interests of the whole of Christendom. To him the liturgy owes several of its finest prayers, and the name "Gregorian chant" recalls this great Pope's work in the development of the Church's chant. His commentaries on Holy Scripture exercised a considerable influence on Christian thought, particularly in the Middle Ages. Together with St. Ambrose, St. Augustine and St. Jerome, he is one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. (CatholicCulture.org)

St. Gregory the Great, pray for us!

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 2, 2022 | Friday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

"Delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." - Ps. 37:4

The world can tell us to delight in many things, which in the end, will never be deeply fulfilling. But if we choose to place our joy and hope in God first, He will always meet all of our needs above and beyond our expectations. If we choose to delight in the Lord's ways, if we make Him as our priority, we will desire eternal treasures in Christ and not some fleeting earthly things.

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 1, 2022 | Thursday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time

"Come after me, says the Lord, and I will make you fishers of men." - Mt. 4:19

God's great work is the creation and redemption of the world wrought through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The one essential work in which we are all called to participate is God's transforming love.

Today let us join the whole universal Church in thanking the Lord for the gift of His creation and in praying for all men and women to be responsible stewards in caring for this God-given gift.

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