July 13th is the feast day of the first American layman to be beatified. I love “Charlie”, as Carlos Manuel Rodriguez is affectionately known. And I am not alone. It seems like there is something about Charlie that just makes people love him. After he died in 1963, the hospital refused to take any payment […]
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Here is a Benedictine saint who appears in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. When I was young, I could have had a motto, “Play and Shirk.” I don’t think I knew the word shirk but it means get out of work and I did a lot of that. When I was considering who to choose
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Every day, we will post a few brief prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall declare your praise. Psalm 103:1-13 My soul, give thanks to the Lord, all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his
June 26 2024 Daily Prayer Read More »
Every day, we will post a few brief prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall declare your praise. Psalm 21 O Lord, your strength gives joy to the king; how your saving help makes him glad! You have granted him his heart’s desire; you have not
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Every day, we will post a few brief prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall declare your praise. Psalm 24 The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters
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Every day, we will post a few brief prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall declare your praise. Psalm 98 Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation. The Lord has made
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Every day, we will post a few brief prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall declare your praise. Psalm 42:2-6 Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for God, the God of
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Every day, we will post a few brief prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours. O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth shall declare your praise. Psalm 24 The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters
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