Lectio and Lattes

continuation of Penny's woes. The abbey gets a new postulant that knows Philipa's past.

John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Psalm 104 Come Holy Spirit!

A nice little add to your nightly "tuck yourself in" playlist.  Please check out the links below for more information on the Prayer Process I used in this episode. Matthew Kelly's 7 Step Prayer Process Dyanmic Catholic

The nuns rejoice over their newfound wealth.  Philippa makes her Solomn Profession  and becomes Dame Philippa.  Penny comes to Brede to seek advice from Dame Philippa.   St Scholastica, Pray for Us!

John 17:20-26 Psalm 97 Jesus prays.  And it's a prayer for unity and living within us and the Father in Him and perfection through unity and oneness and the glory of the Father and His love before the foundation of the Earth. This episode (and all episodes this month) is offered for Max and Megan.  Also offered for my dad- Joseph Peek, may he rest in peace.

A hidden treasure is found.  And Duranski finishes Our Lady of Peace.    St Scholastica Pray for us!

Dame Agnes puts the squeeze on spending at the abbey.  And Sister Cecily has a surprise visitor

USCCB Lectio Resource for the 6th week of Easter John 14:23-29 Psalm 67 Throw out your dictionaries.  Let Jesus rewrite what "love" means.  Also "peace".  Because it isn't what the world thinks it is.

Philipa is accepted as a sister, and patient but persistent Cecily is given the habit.   Sorry for the delay on this, I just got a new laptop and had to move my audio mastering licenses over to the new rig.  But all is well and we are back to trucking!   St Scholastica, your continued prayers are greatly appreciated!   Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

John 13:33-35 Psalm 145 God punctuates His Word with thunder on this one.

Stefan Duranski shows up and begins work. If you noticed a gap between this and the last chapter- I reposted chap 7.  The end was cut off.  I went back and reuploaded it so it should include the last 7 minutes.

John 10:27-30 Psalm 100 Short and Sweet.  Just like the reading.   USCCB lectio resource for 4th Sunday of Easter

Sister Philipa/Mrs Talbot suggests a solution to the abbey's financial woes. for some reason upon the first publishing of this episode- the last 7 minutes were cut off.  I reuploaded it 5/7 so hopefully it'll work! St Scholastica, OPN

John 21: 1-19 The one where Jesus cooks breakfast Psalm 30 USCCB Lectio Resource for third Sunday of Easter

Dame Veronica's scrape and then confession

The depths of the financial worries are plumbed.  Abbess Catherine and Dame Veronica have a "Come to Jesus" meeting.

Divine Mercy Sunday! John 20:19-31 Psalm 118 Free Lectio resource The following is an improv litany of mercy and blessing on friends and family houses. Let the house of Arendale say, His mercy endures forever! Let the house of Peek say, His mercy endures forever! Let the house of Vivanco say, His mercy endures forever! Let the house of Jordan say, His mercy endures forever! Let the house of Garcia...

Abbess Catherine finds some discrepancies when consulting the financials of the abbey.  Dame Veronica, who is in charge of all that, reveals some disturbing secrets that the late Abbess Hester kept.   St Scholastica, please see the text of the last chapter I posted.  And thank you for all your sassyness and also for your inspirational devotion to God.

Luke 24:1-12 PSALM 118 Happy Easter Y'all!  He has risen!  Take my word for it! Our Faith is handed down to us from those people we love and trust.  Are you living an upright life worthy of trust and handing yours down to others? USCCB Lectio Resource

The rest of Chapter 5-  Sister Cecily has a crisis and Dame Maura finds out about her organ skills.

The Passion of The Christ according to Luke Here are the steps you can use as a guide Lectio-  Read.  Just listen to the reading passively. Meditatio-  Listen to the reading again, this time paying special attention to any words or phrases that grab your attention.  And pay special attention to your response to the words or phrases. Oratio - Now follow that feeling or response to the words and lea...

Seasons of Brede and Dame Maura hears Ceciliy sing for the first time. More Chapter 5 is coming- this is all I could get through this week!

John 8:1-11 Psalm 126 This episode is dedicated to all the people who live in the dark corners. God is merciful.  Lord, keep us always in your Divine Mercy!  And walk with us as we "go and sin no more." Pray for me and I will pray for thee and this is how we walk each other Home. USCCB Lectio Resource for the Fifth Week of Lent

Luke 15:1-3, 11-52 Psalm 34 This goes out to all my fellow prodigals.  Let's keep returning home.  Every day.  Every minute.  It's not too late.  Throw yourself into the arms of the Father. This file is a lower quality recording as I ran out of memory!   Please let me know if it's terrible!  I'll be better about budgeting memory in the future- Mea Culpa!   Fourth Week Lectio Resource from USCCB

The New Abbess leaves her stall for the last time.  Also includes a bit of Brede's History, Benedictine Rule, and a tad more about Phillipa's past