Ecumenical Prayer, 10.01.21

As we journey into the year to come, we find ourselves once more in a desert place and in that place there are many who are deeply uncertain as to what the year will bring. At this time, there are many who feel locked out of the pattern that has...

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Litany of St. Joseph

Litany of St. Joseph Lord, have mercy on us Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us, Jesus, graciously hear us.     God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us. God the...

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Akathist Hymn to Saint Joseph the Betrothed

During this Year of Saint Joseph, you might like to pray this “Akathist” Hymn in honour of Saint Joseph, either in part or in whole. Akathist hymns are celebrated mainly in the Eastern Rite of both the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions. Akathist literally means “unseated”, i.e. the hymn is to...

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Holy Family, 27.12.20

At creation , God conceived humanity in family: creates man, then woman and commands that they fill the earth.   Sadly, sin, the choice of self-will over God-will, came before children. Cain a murderer.   At redemption, God did “take two”: this time he chose first a woman, then a...

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