Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 22, 2022 | Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles

"The Lord said to Mary Magdalene: Go to my brothers and tell them: I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." - John 20:17

The feast of St. Mary Magdalene is considered one of the most mystical of feasts, and it is said that of all the songs of the saints, that of Mary Magdalene is the sweetest and strongest because her love was so great. She was the first recorded witness to the resurrection of Jesus, His most ardent and loving follower. She had stood with Mary at the foot of the Cross on that brutal Good Friday afternoon and had been by the side of Mary during these difficult hours. On Easter morning, she went with the other women to the tomb and it was there, in the garden near the tomb, that Jesus appeared to her. It was she who brought the news of the Resurrection to the Apostles, and Peter and John raced to the tomb to see what had happened. St. Mary Magdalene has always been the example of great love and great forgiveness, one of those close to Jesus who grasped the truth of God's love for human beings and spent her life bearing witness to that love. (CatholicCulture.org)

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 21, 2022 | Thursday in the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Today is also the commemoration of St. Lawrence of Brindisi.

The first Capuchin Franciscan to be honored as a Doctor, St. Lawrence was born in 1559 at Brindisi, a town located on the Adriatic coast of the heel of Italy. Educated from his youth by the Conventual Franciscan Friars, he acquired great facility in languages and is considered the greatest linguist among the Doctors of the Church. His fields of labor were many: army chaplain, diplomat, leader of the Counter-Reformation in Austria and Bohemia, teacher of Sacred Scripture, exegete and mariologist. St. Lawrence offers priests a wonderful model for their studies and preaching. He was canonized in 1881 by Leo XIII.

St. Lawrence of Brindisi, pray for us.

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Thursday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 20, 2022 | Wednesday in the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

The seed is the word of God. Christ is the sower; all who come to him will live forever.

May God's Word take root in our lives. May we nurture it with prayer, the Sacraments and good works that it may bear fruits for His Kingdom.

Nourish your life of prayer. Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Wednesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 19, 2022 | Tuesday in the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Increase in us, Lord, the faith you have given us,

and bring to a harvest worthy of heaven

the praise we offer you at the beginning of this new day. - Lauds

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Tuesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 18, 2022 | Monday in the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." - Ps 95:8

The Lord continues to speak. Let us let Him have our way in us for in His will we have our peace. 

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Monday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 17, 2022 | Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mary of Bethany has chosen the "better part" when she chose to sit at the feet of Jesus and just listened to His words.

While we are called to accomplish our missionary tasks in the midst of the world like Martha did, let us also remember that God has called us to simply be with Him and deepen our friendship with Jesus.

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Sunday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 16, 2022 | Memorial of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

“Draw us after you, Virgin Mary; we shall follow in your footsteps.” - Resp. Psalm, Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is commemorated in Scripture for its beauty, and it was there that the prophet Elijah defended the purity of Israel’s faith in the living God. Towards the end of the twelfth century AD, near a spring called after Elijah, a group of hermits established themselves on Mount Carmel and built an oratory in honor of Our Lady, whom they chose as their titular and patroness. They became known as ‘the Brothers of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel’. They regarded the Blessed Virgin as their Mother, and their model first of all in leading the contemplative life, and later in sharing the fruits of their contemplation with others. The Solemn Commemoration of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was first celebrated in England in the fourteenth century, but was gradually adopted throughout the Carmelite Order as an occasion of thanksgiving for the countless blessings which Our Lady had bestowed on the Carmelite family.

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Saturday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 15, 2022 | Memorial of St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

"You have but one Father in heaven and one master, the Christ." - Matthew 23:9b, 10b

St. Bonaventure was born in Italy in 1221. He joined the Franciscan Order and went to Paris for his studies. He was made General of his Order and deserves to be reckoned its second founder for his work in consolidating an institution that was as yet ill-defined in nature. St. Bonaventure died at Lyons in 1274 during the general Council between Greeks and Latins held in this city. Dante had already included him among the inhabitants of his "Paradise." He is known as the Seraphic Doctor. (CatholicCulture.org)

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Friday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 14, 2022 | Thursday in the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord." - Matthew 11:28

We carry so many burdens that literally weigh us down, robbing us of life's joy and abundance. It is in the midst of life's challenges and heavy burdens that Jesus invites us to lay our burdens down and rest in Him. His invitation enables us to be refreshed and renewed by the power of the Spirit in our lives.

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Thursday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 13, 2022 | Wednesday in the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

"Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children." - Mt. 11:25

To know the Father is to know each person of the Holy Trinity. Do we desire to know God more? May our hearts be open and humble as a child's that we may welcome the Father's revelation of love to us.

Start your day with the universal prayer of the Church through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Wednesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Available on  Anchor, Spotify and Google.

*Music: Deeper Melodies by WTB Records