\nEpistle: 1 Thessalonians 4. 1-7 Brethren: We pray and beseech\u00a0 \u00a0you in the Lord Jesus that, as\u00a0you have received from us, how
\nyou ought to walk and to please
\nGod, so also you would walk,
\nthat you may abound the more.
\nFor you know what precepts I
\nhave given to you by the Lord
\nJesus. For this is the will of
\nGod, your sanctification: that
\nyou should abstain from forni-
\ncation, that every one of you
\nshould know how to possess his
\nvessel in sanctification and ho-
\nnour; not in the passion of lust,
\nlike the Gentiles that know not
\nGod: and that no man overreach
\nnor circumvent his brother in
\nbusiness: because the Lord is
\nthe avenger of all these things,
\nas we have told you before and
\nhave testified. For God hath not
\ncalled us unto uncleanness, but
\nunto sanctification: in Christ
\nJesus our Lord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nComment:\u00a0 Sanctification is the purpose of Lent.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0 This is the day which the Lord has made.\u00a0 Let us rejoice and be glad therein.<\/p>\n Monday
\nMatthew 17:1-9<\/p>\n At that time Jesus taketh Peter and James, and John his bro\u00adther, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: and He was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and His garments became white as snow. And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with Him. And Pe\u00adter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be he\u00adre : if Thou wilt, let us make he\u00adre three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is My beloved Son, m whom I am well pleased: hear ye Him. And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face and were very much afraid. And Jesus ca\u00adme and touched them, and said to them: Arise, and fear not. And they lifting up their eyes saw no one, but only Jesus. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man till the Son of Man be risen from the dead.<\/p>\n Comment:\u00a0 recalling this which took place shortly before the Passion\u00a0 and Death of Christ was a help to the weakened faith of the apostles.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
\n*Agnus Dei<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n| Epistle: Daniel 9. 15-19<\/p>\n In those days Daniel prayed to\u00a0 the Lord, saying:\u00a0 God, who hast brought forth\u00a0 Thy people out of the land of\u00a0 Egypt with a strong hand, and in man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n hast made Thee a name as at this
\nday: we have sinned, we have
\ncommitted iniquity, O Lord,
\nagainst all Thy justice: let Thy
\nwrath and Thy indignation be
\nturned away, I beseech Thee,
\nfrom Thy city Jerusalem and
\nfrom Thy holy mountain. For
\nby reason of our sins and the ini-
\nquities of our fathers, Jerusalem
\nand Thy people are a reproach
\nto all that are round about us.
\nNow therefore, O our God, hear
\nthe supplication of Thy servant
\nand his prayers: and show Thy
\nface upon Thy sanctuary which
\nis desolate, for Thy own sake.
\nIncline, O my God, Thy ear and
\nhear: open Thy eyes and see our
\ndesolation and the city upon
\nwhich Thy name is called: for it
\nis not for our justification that
\nwe present our prayers before
\nThy face, but for the multitude
\nof Thy tender mercies. O Lord,
\nhear: O Lord, be appeased:
\nhearken and do: delay not for
\nThy own sake, O my God: be-
\ncause Thy name is invocated
\nupon Thy city and upon Thy
\npeople, O Lord our God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Comment:\u00a0 we call for mercy today just a the Jews in the past.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0 O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday
\nJohn 8:21 – 29<\/p>\n At that time Jesus said to the
\nmultitudes of the Jews: I go and
\nyou shall seek Me, and you
\nshall die in your sin. Whither I
\ngo, you cannot come. The Jews
\ntherefore said: Will He kill
\nHimself, because He said: Whi-
\nther I go, you cannot come ?
\nAnd He said to them: You are
\nfrom beneath, I am from above.
\nYou are of this world, I am not
\nof this world. Therefore I said
\nto you that you shall die in your
\nsins: for if you believe not that I
\nam He, you shall die in your sin.
\nThey said therefore to Him:
\nWho art thou? Jesus said to
\nthem: The beginning, who also
\nspeak unto you. Many things I
\nhave to speak and to judge of you.
\nBut He that sent Me is true: and
\nthe things I have heard of Him,
\nthese same I speak in the world.
\nAnd they understood not that He
\ncalled God His Father. Jesus
\ntherefore said to them: When you
\nshall have lifted up the Son of
\nMan, then shall you know that I
\nam He, and that I do nothing of
\nMyself; but as the Father hath
\ntaught Me, these things 1 speak:
\nand He that sent Me is with
\nMe, and He hath not left Me
\nalone: for I do always the things
\nthat please Him.<\/p>\n Comment:\u00a0 Christ declare belief in Him to be the only way of salvation.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0 O my God I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured. (Act of Charity)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday
\n3 Kings 17:8-16\u00a0 In those days the word of the
\nLord came to Elias the Thesbi-
\nte, saying: Arise, and go to Sa-
\nrephta of the Sidonians, and
\ndwell there: for I have com-
\nmanded a widow-woman there
\nto feed thee. He arose, and went
\nto Sarephta. And when he was
\ncome to the gate of the city, he
\nsaw the widow-woman gather-
\ning sticks, and he called her, and
\nsaid to her: Give me a little wa-
\nter in a vessel, that I may drink.
\nAnd when she was going to
\nfetch it, he called after her, say-
\ning: Bring me also, I beseech
\nthee, a morsel of bread in thy
\nhand. And she answered: As the
\nLord thy God liveth, I have no
\nbread, but only a handful of meal
\nin a pot, and a little oil in a cruse<\/p>\n \n\n\n| behold I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it, for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elias said to her: Fear not, but go and do as thou hast said: but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth-cake, and bring it to me: and after make for thyself and thy son. For thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: The pot of meal shall not waste, nor the cruse of oil be diminished, until the day wherein the Lord will give rain upon the face of the earth. She went, and did accord\u00ading to the word of Elias: and he ate, and she, and her house: and from that day the pot of meal wasted not, and the cruse of oil was not diminished, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke in the hand of Elias.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Comment:\u00a0 the two sticks symbolize the cross of Christ
\nPrayer:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Christ is in our midst \u2013 He is and always shall be.<\/p>\n Friday
\nMatthew 23:1-12<\/p>\n \n\n\nAt that time Jesus spoke to the
\nmultitudes and to His disciples,
\nsaying: The scribes and the pha-
\nrisees have sitten on the chair of
\nMoses. All things therefore
\nwhatsoever they shall say to you,
\nobserve and do; but according
\nto their works do ye not; for
\nthey say and do not. For they<\/p>\n\n\n\nbind heavy and insupportable
\nburdens, and lay them on men\u2019s
\nshoulders; but with a finger of
\ntheir own they will not move
\nthem. And all their works they
\ndo for to be seen of men; for they
\nmake their phylacteries broad,
\nand enlarge their fringes. And
\nthey love the first places at
\nfeasts, and the first chairs in the
\nsynagogues, and salutations in
\nthe market place, and to be call-
\ned by men Rabbi. But be not
\nyou called Rabbi: for one is
\nyour master, and all you are
\nbrethren. And call none your
\nfather upon earth; for one is
\nyour father, who is in heaven.
\nNeither be ye called masters:
\nfor one is your master, Christ.
\nHe that is the greatest among
\nyou shall be your servant. And
\nwhosoever shall exalt himself be
\nhumbled; and he that shall
\nhumble himself shall be exalted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nComment:\u00a0 the Pharisees do not practice what ‘they preach’.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0 O my Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
\n(Fatima Prayer)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday
\nEsther 13. 8-11, 15-17<\/p>\n In those days Mardochai prayed
\nto the Lord, saying: O Lord,
\nLord, almighty King, for all
\nthings are in Thy power, and
\nthere is none that can resist Thy
\nwill, if Thou determine to save
\nIsrael. Thou hast made heaven
\nand earth, and all things that
\nare under the cope of heaven.
\nThou art Lord of all, and there
\nis none that can resist Thy ma-
\njesty. And now, O Lord, O
\nKing, O God of Abraham, have
\nmercy on Thy people, because
\nour enemies resolve to destroy
\nus, and extinguish Thy inheri-
\ntance. Despise not Thy portion,
\nwhich Thou hast redeemed for
\nThyself out of Egypt. Hear my
\nsupplication, and be merciful to
\nThy lot and inheritance, and
\nturn our mourning into joy, that
\nwe may live and praise Thy na-
\nme, O Lord, and shut not the
\nmouths of them that sing to
\nThee, O Lord our God.<\/p>\n Comment:\u00a0 \u00a0 prayer for the deliverance of the Jews in Persia which reflects our need for deliverance from
\nsin and deception in the world today.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0\u00a0 We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee for by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday *Readings from Mass for the weeks of Lent Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4. 1-7 Brethren: We pray and beseech\u00a0 \u00a0you in the Lord Jesus that, as\u00a0you have received from us, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orthodox-daily-devotional","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16230,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16227\/revisions\/16230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} | | | | | |