Tag: Saints

Jesu that dost in Mary dwell Be in thy servants’ hearts as well, In the spirit of thy holiness, In the fullness of thy force

When the girl [i.e., the blessed Virgin Mary] is greeted as “full of grace” by the angel, she is afraid. It casts a light on

Commemoration of St. Clare of Assisi, nun Readings: Song of Solomon 2:10-13 Luke 12:32-37 What you hold, may you always hold, What you do, may

Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola – (1491-1556), Monastic, theologian, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Psalm 34:1-8 Proverbs 22:1-6 1 Corinthians 10:31 – 11:1

Psalm 36:5–10 Ruth 2:5–12 Romans 12:9–13 John 11:1–7, 17–44 John 11:1–7, 17–44 (NRSV:) Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of

Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament

Commemoration of Thomas à Kempis, monk, priest, and writer Psalm 33:1-5, 20-21 Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 Ephesians 4:32-5:2 Luke 6:17-23 Man proposes, but God disposes. Of two

Psalm 11 Joshua 2:1-21 Colossians 3:1-4 John 19:10-15 Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from

Commemoration of Benedict of Nursia, (480? – 547?) Founder of Western Monasticism Proverbs 2:1-9 Luke 14:27-33 Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore

Readings for the feast day of Walter Rauschenbusch, Washington Gladden, and Jacob Riis, Prophetic Witnesses, July 2: Psalm 72:12-17 Isaiah 46:8-11 James 2:14-18 Matthew 7:7-12