Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

February 2, 2022

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

The Presentation of Jesus at (or in) the Temple is an early episode in the life of Jesus, describing His presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem, to be redeemed by the parents' sacrifice from His birth-state of sanctity, i.e. and predestined by His firstborn status to serve as a priest. The feast is celebrated by many Christian Churches on the holiday of Candlemas. It is described in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

Behold, he comes to his holy temple, our Lord and Master: come, let us adore him.

Text for Wednesday's Lauds is available at: ibreviary.com

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Feb. 1, 2022

Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Sing to the Lord a new song! Let your praises and petitions be heard for He loves you and cares for you.

Text for Tuesday's Lauds is available here: ibreviary.com

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January 30, 2022

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

What a great day to praise the Lord! Praying with you and for you in today's Lauds and in the altar of the Holy Eucharist.

Today, the Philippine Church celebrates National Bible Sunday and Pro-Life Sunday. Let us allow God's Word to take root in our lives so that we too can incarnate Jesus, the Word-made-flesh, in our thoughts, words and deeds.

Text for Sunday's Lauds is available here: ibreviary.com

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January 29, 2022

Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness: come, let us adore him in our morning prayer.

Text for Saturday's Lauds is available here: ibreviary.com

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FRIDAY, 28 Jan 2022

Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church

St. Thomas Aquinas was born of a noble family in southern Italy who later became a Dominican and studied under the great philosopher St. Albert the Great. Out of his many writings on philosophy and theology, including the Summa Theologiae, a standard textbook for many centuries is still an irreplaceable resource today. 

Let us pray for the Holy Spirit to inspire us, like St. Thomas, to love God with our minds as well as our hearts; and if we come across a fact or a teaching that seems to us to contradict our faith, let us not reject it but investigate it: for the truth that it contains can never contradict the truth that is God.

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Thursday - January 27, 2022

Year: C(II). Psalm week: 3. Liturgical Color: Green.

Come, let us adore the Lord, for he is our God.

Follow Thursday's Lauds here: ibreviary.com

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Saints Timothy and Titus

Timothy and Titus were converted to Christianity by St. Paul, and became his companions and helpers. Paul entrusted Timothy with the care of the Christians in Ephesus, and sent Titus to Crete to look after the Christians there. He wrote them the so-called “pastoral” epistles, giving advice for pastors and people alike.

Text of Tuesday's Lauds here: http://www.ibreviary.com

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Feast of the the Conversion of Saint Paul

Saul, the young man who looked after the cloaks of the men who were stoning St Stephen, grew into a dedicated and efficient persecutor of Christians. Today’s feast celebrates the day that Christ appeared to him in a vision as he was on the way to Damascus, reproached him for his persecutions and converted him to the true faith.

Text of Tuesday's Lauds here: http://www.ibreviary.com/

Monday, 24 January 2022

Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church

St Francis was born near Annecy, in Savoy, studied the law, and was ordained to the priesthood despite the opposition of his father. His first mission was to re-evangelize the people of his home district (the Chablais), who had gone over to Calvinism. 

St Francis taught that we can all attain a devout and spiritual life, whatever our position in society: holiness is not reserved for monks and hermits alone. He wrote that “religious devotion does not destroy: it perfects,” and his spiritual counsel is dedicated to making people more holy by making them more themselves. In his preaching against Calvinism he was driven by love rather than a desire to win: so much so, that it was a Calvinist minister who said “if we honored anyone as a saint, I know of no-one since the days of the Apostles more worthy of it than this man.”

St Francis is the patron saint of writers and journalists, who would do well to imitate his love and his moderation: as he said, “whoever wants to preach effectively must preach with love.”