St. John the Evangelist at Patmos

Friday, December 27, 2019

The Third Day of Christmas Season Christmastide Observation – Anglican Communion, Lutheran, Methodist, Roman Catholic Daily Readings Revised Common Lectionary – Psalm 148; Proverbs 8:22-31; 1 John 5:1-12 Roman Catholic Lectionary – 1 John 1:1-4; Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; John 20:1A AND 2-8 Daily Office Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours – John 1:1-2:3; […]

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The Martyrdom of St. Stephen

Thursday, December 26, 2019

The Second Day of Christmas Season Christmastide Observation – Anglican Communion, Lutheran, Methodist, Roman Catholic Daily Readings Revised Common Lectionary – Psalm 148; Wisdom 4:7-15; Acts 7:59-8:8 Roman Catholic Lectionary – Act 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Psalm 31; Matthew 10:17-2 Daily Office Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours – Acts 6:8-7:2a, 7:44-59; Writing of Fulgentius of

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Christmas Eve Scripture ReadingsIsaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1-20 Spiritual Reading From a sermon by Saint Augustine of Hippo. Music O’ Holy Night Art Behold the Lamb of God by Walter Rane Poetry Last Christmas was a hard one for my family to celebrate. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, just after his we 96th

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Sunday, December 22, 2019

Fourth Sunday of Advent In the Advent season as we pray, ‘Come, Lord Jesus!’ our attention is focused on the Virgin Mary who will bring the babe into the world. Scripture Readings Isaiah 7:10-14, Psalm 24, Romans 1-7, Matthew 1:18-24 Spiritual ReadingVenerable Bede on the Magnificat in Luke’s Gospel Music O Come, O Come Emmanuel’

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