Thursday at Lauds – May this new day be calmly passed; May we keep pure while it shall last, Nor let our lips from truth depart, Nor […]
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Posts archive for August, 2017
Sext on Wednesday
Wednesday at Sext – Short Lesson – As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; since it is written, “You shall […]
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Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
August 29 – Beheading of St. John the Baptist – The biblical account portrays the beheading of Saint John the Baptist by Herod Antipas. According to the […]
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Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
August 28 – St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria). He was a Latin-speaking philosopher […]
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Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
Our patronal feast day, the celebration of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, is tomorrow. It will officially begin today at Vespers, as First Vespers of St. Augustine. […]
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Sunday at Terce
Sunday at Terce – Responsory – V. My soul longs, indeed faints for the courts of the Lord; R. My heart and flesh sing for joy to […]
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Sext on Saturday
Saturday at Sext – Short Lesson – Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ~Galatians 6:2 ~Image: Joseph of Arimathea, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, […]
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Sext on Friday
Friday at Sext – Short Lesson – By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our […]
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Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
St. Bartholomew, Apostle – 1st century, one of the 12. All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in the synoptic gospels […]
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None on Wednesday
Wednesday at None – Unless the LORD builds the house, their labor is in vain who build it. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman […]
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