A Personal Liturgy of the Hours: Penance

Introduction:The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.-Amen. God, come to my assistance:-Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:— as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Hymn:  Seek Ye First Seek ye first theContinue reading “A Personal Liturgy of the Hours: Penance”

Encounter

Introduction:The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.– Amen. God, come to my assistance:-Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit:-As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen. Hymn:  Shepherd Me, O God Shepherd me,Continue reading “Encounter”

Streaming Prayer

Introduction:The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. -Amen. God, come to my assistance:-Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit:-As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen. Hymn:  Lord Let Me Walk Lord, letContinue reading “Streaming Prayer”

The Tension Between Work and Leisure

In the first reflection, I asserted that the ancients and the Greeks had a different definition of the word “leisure” than the one we use today.  I also asserted that the definition advanced by the Greeks would have been identical to the one understood by Francis. It sometimes shocks me how the Franciscan sources neverContinue reading “The Tension Between Work and Leisure”

Petition and Supplication

Introduction:The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.– Amen. God, come to my assistance:– Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: -As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen. Hymn: Just a Closer WalkContinue reading “Petition and Supplication”