Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 22, 2022 | Memorial of Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs

"Come let us worship Christ, the king of martyrs." - antiphon, lauds  

St. Thomas More was born in London, England and was Chancellor of King Henry VIII. As a family man and a public servant, his life was a rare synthesis of human sensitivity and Christian wisdom.

St. John Fisher studied Theology in Cambridge (England) and became Bishop of Rochester. His friend, Thomas More, wrote of him, 'I reckon in this  realm no one man, in wisdom, learning and long approved virtue together, meet to be matched and compared with him.' 

The two friends gave up their lives in testimony to the unity of the Church and to the indissolubility of Marriage.

Full-text of Wednesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 21, 2022 | Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious

"How wonderful is God among his saints: come, let us adore him." - antiphon, Lauds

St Aloysius was the eldest son of a Mantuan nobleman, and was intended by his father to be a soldier. Aloysius, on the other hand, had determined to be a missionary, and even to die for his faith. He renounced his birthright in favour of his brother and at the age of 16 became a Jesuit novice in Rome, living the same life of severe austerity and penance that he had followed even when serving in the courts of dukes and princes. In 1591 an epidemic of plague broke out in Rome, and the Jesuits opened a hospital to care for the sick. Aloysius, still a novice, worked hard in the hospital until he himself caught the plague. He did not recover; but, his determination to die for the faith having been fulfilled, died at midnight on the 20th of June with the name of Jesus on his lips.

Join the Church in praising and thanking God for the gift of St. Aloysius 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 - June 20, 2022 | Monday in the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time

"I sing the goodness of the Lord,

That filled the earth with food;

He formed the creatures with his word,

And then pronounced them good." 

                                               - Hymn, Lauds

Join the Church in praising and thanking God for the gift of this new day 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 - June 19, 2022 | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY

"I am the living bread come down from heaven; anyone who eats this bread will live for ever, alleluia." - Gospel canticle antiphon

What a beautiful gift we have been given in the Sacrament of the Real Presence of Jesus' body, blood, soul and divinity! 

Jesus has left us the wonderful Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist as a memorial of His Passion. May we revere the mysteries of His Body and Blood that we may always experience in ourselves the fruits of His redemption.

Start up your Sunday by praying the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Sunday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 18, 2022 | Saturday in the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

"But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides." - Mt. 6:33

Many things may cause us to worry and be anxious especially those beyond our control. Let us ask God to increase our faith and trust in Him so that we can surrender all things into His hands. Cast your cares on Him because He cares for you.

Start up your day by praying the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Saturday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 17, 2022 | Friday in the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

"Give thanks to the Lord, for his great love is without end." - Psalm 107:1

How have you experienced the love of the Lord today?

Pray for a grateful heart to recognize the daily manifestations of God's unconditional love for you. Begin by praying the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Friday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 16, 2022 | Thursday in the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

“This is how you are to pray: Our Father who art in heaven…”  Matthew 6:9

Join 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 - June 15, 2022 | Wednesday in the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

"Incline my heart according to your will O God." - Responsory, Lauds  

Why do you do what you do? Are you OK with no one else recognizing your selflessness and acts of love?

Let us ask God to grant us the grace to grow in holiness in the hidden and ordinary moments of our life. May we grow in our intimate friendship with Jesus so that we can bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit for God's greater glory and the good of the world.

Join 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 - June 14, 2022 | Tuesday in the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." - Mt. 5:44

Who are those you have a difficult time loving? Have you prayed for them?

Commit to pray for the person you struggle with the most and God will grant you grace upon grace to love even those who are hard to love. Commend them to 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 - June 13, 2022 | Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

St. Anthony was an Augustinian monk prior to becoming a Franciscan friar. He was a devoted student of scriptures and the first to teach theology to his fellow friars. Known as the Evangelical Doctor, St. Anthony was a gifted orator and preacher. He died in 1231 at the age of 36. His shrine is a center of pilgrimage, and he is the patron saint of harvest, the poor and Portugal. St. Anthony is also invoked for lost articles.

St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us!

Pray 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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