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So, you have a red leather-like Christian Prayer book, or the abridged version Shorter Christian Prayer, or someone bequeathed you the four-volume set, and you’re one of the many who has tried to figure out how to pray the Liturgy of the Hours yourself—and found it’s easier said than done. This convoluted way of prayer […]
by bcadmin | Mar 14, 2022 | 2022, Abortion, C.S. Lewis' Reflection on the Psalms, Cardinal Newman “I will trust Him, child sacrifice (i.e., Columns, Guernica by Pablo Picasso, gulags, laogai, Liturgy of the Hours, News, psalter, Robert Royal, Royal's "Psalms in Time of War", sex trafficking, slavery, St. Augustine's "mysterium inquitatis", St. John Henry Newman, The Catholic Thing, theodicy, War in Ukraine?, whatever I am", Why does God permit suffering? | 0 |
Robert Royal: Psalms are disturbing and comforting. They are about you and me. About the world that desperately now needs to wake to wisdom.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 21, 2021 | Adoration, Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, praise | 0 |
Of all of the expressions of prayer, the most sublime and exalted is that of Praise. Saint Ignatius in the Spiritual Exercises, Principle and Foundation (#23) starts out attesting to the fact that Man is created to praise God. Very interesting, before anything else, man is first and foremost created by God so that he might praise God. No […]
by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Liturgy of the Hours, News, prayers, Psalms | 0 |
Throughout the centuries, countless men and women have been enriched by the praying of the Psalms. The young and the old, the healthy and the sick, lay people, priests, religious and consecrated souls have received countless blessings from the Psalms. The blessings that flow from the Psalms are abundant, overflowing and timeless. Therefore, it is […]
by bcadmin | Jul 27, 2021 | Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Liturgy of the Hours, News, Prayer, Psalms | 0 |
The promise of the Liturgy of the Hours calls the soul to faithfully pray the liturgical prayer of the Church daily. The Liturgy of the Hours unites the totality of the Catholic Church throughout the whole world. Catholic means universal and indeed it is a Catholic prayer, uniting peoples in prayer in every part of […]
by bcadmin | Jun 26, 2021 | 2021, a divine “obligation”), Columns, Divine Office (meaning, Liturgy of the Hours, News, the Breviary, The Breviary: Pray Constantly by Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, The Catholic Thing | 0 |
Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas: Our daily prayers (Divine Office, Liturgy of the Hours, Breviary) invite us into the depths of human emotions.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 10, 2021 | Carmelite, Divine Office, Featured, Jesus Christ, Liturgy of the Hours, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, prayer life, Regular Feature, Spiritual Life | 0 |
“Lord, open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise.” (Psalm 51:15) These words ring out in the chapel, breaking the silence of the early morning. It is still dark outside and our community of sisters, albeit still a bit bleary-eyed, has gathere…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 16, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Compline, Divine Office, Featured, Liturgy of the Hours, Living the Faith, News, Night Prayer, peace, Prayer, prayer life, Psalms, Responsorial Psalm, routine | 0 |
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 7, 2021 | Compline, conversion, Daily Examen, Examination of Conscience, Featured, Gospel, grace, Humility, Into the Deep, Liturgy of the Hours, News, Night Prayer, Nunc dimittis, Reconciliation, Scripture, surrender | 0 |
We are well into a new liturgical year and Lent is fast approaching! Isn’t it time that we have been diving deep into the mystery of God and His love for us? A necessary part of advancing in the spiritual life and forming a deeper relationship wi…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 23, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O Emmanuel, Vespers | 0 |
O Emmanuel: “O Emmanuel (God with us), our King and lawgiver, the expected of the nations and their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God!” (Vespers for December 23rd; antiphon recited with the Magnificat) Please share this post on Facebook and other…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 23, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O Emmanuel, Vespers | 0 |
O Emmanuel: “O Emmanuel (God with us), our King and lawgiver, the expected of the nations and their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God!” (Vespers for December 23rd; antiphon recited with the Magnificat) Please share this post on Facebook and other…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O King of the Gentiles, O Rex Gentium, Vespers | 0 |
O Rex Gentium: “O King of the gentiles and their desired One,the cornerstone that makes both one:come, and save man, whom you formed out of the clay!” (Antiphon recited with the Magnificat during Vespers of December 22nd) Please share this post on Face…
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