Category Archives: Liturgy of the Hours

The last Scripture reading in the major hour of the Easter season: Make every effort to preserve the unity which has the Spirit as its origin and peace as its binding force. There is but one body and one Spirit, … Continue reading →

The last weekdays of the Easter season present us with a different set of readings for Evening Prayer. Friday finds us with a familiar passage written for those troublesome Galatians. Very few of us remember the fruits of the Spirit, … Continue reading →

The Thursday before Pentecost we pray Evening Prayer with this Scripture following the Psalms: You must know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is within– the Spirit you have received from God. You are not … Continue reading →

We continue with a different set of readings for Evening Prayer this final week of Eastertide. Wednesday finds us with Saint Paul and his beloved Corinthians: Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as … Continue reading →

The last weekdays of the Easter season present us with a different set of readings for Evening Prayer. Tuesday offers another reference to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to … Continue reading →

The last weekdays of the Easter season present us with a different set of readings for Evening Prayer. Monday finds us in a familiar place if we’ve been on pilgrimage with Saint Paul in his letter to the Romans preparing … Continue reading →

Ascension Eve, when it falls on its customary day, is celebrated later today. Here, we begin a final shift, mostly in the Scriptures of Evening Prayer. Daily regulars with the Hours will notice a transition from the post-Resurrection citations to … Continue reading →

Today’s reading would be in a top ten for most Protestants. We Catholics honor it too. Would you think of it as a good one for Easter? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that … Continue reading →

The Sunday evenings of Easter gives us a double dose of Psalm 110. We pray this Psalm on weeks 1 and 3 of the four-week cycle. So it repeats tonight, and we also get the citation in the Hebrews passage … Continue reading →

Friday Evening Prayer finds us with a brief Scripture from Hebrews. It’s not the first mention in this book. The traditional priest came from among the people, and represented them before God. Two, his prayer and sacrifice are effective because … Continue reading →

Thursday morning finds us moving toward the conclusion of the apostle’s advancing theology of the Holy Spirit. Remember that even early in Easter, the Church continues to have an eye on the Pentecost event. Once among the early Christians, Pentecost … Continue reading →

Friday morning in Easter finds Peter and the apostles on trial. The Sanhedrin is mightily upset that Jesus is being preached in Jerusalem, and his once-frightened disciples are not only speaking boldly, but they are gathering followers under the noses … Continue reading →

Wednesday in Easter finds us with one of the five passages for Evening Prayer from Hebrews. Scripture scholars don’t believe it is a letter as much as it is a lengthy sermon, intelligently written, and well-versed in the Jewish Scriptures. … Continue reading →