Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 20, 2024 | 1st Week of Lent “We can invoke God as "Father" because he is revealed to us by his Son become man and because his Spirit makes him known to us. The personal relation of the Son to the Father is something that man cannot conceive of nor the angelic powers even dimly see: and yet, the Spirit of the Son grants a participation in that very relat...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 19, 2024 | 1st Week of Lent “In the corporal works of mercy we touch the flesh of Christ in our brothers and sisters who need to be fed, clothed, sheltered, visited. By touching the flesh of the crucified Jesus in the suffering, sinners can receive the gift of realizing that they too are poor and in need.” (Pope Francis) Join the universal Church in praying the O...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 18, 2024 | First Sunday of Lent COLLECT PRAYER Grant, almighty God, through the yearly observances of holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden in Christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Join the...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 17, 2024 | Saturday After the Ash Wednesday “Jesus invites sinners to the table of the kingdom: ‘I came not to call the righteous, but sinners’. He invites them to that conversion without which one cannot enter the kingdom, but shows them in word and deed his Father's boundless mercy for them and the vast ‘joy in heaven over one sinner who repents’ (Lk 15:7)...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 16, 2024 | Friday After the Ash Wednesday “There are three things by which faith stands firm. They are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. If you have only one of them, you have nothing.” (Saint Peter Chrysologus) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here:https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvm...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 15, 2024 | Thursday After the Ash Wednesday “Conversion is accomplished in daily life by gestures of reconciliation, concern for the poor, the exercise and defense of justice and right, (…) acceptance of suffering, endurance of persecution for the sake of righteousness. Taking up one's cross each day and following Jesus is the surest way of penance.” (Catechi...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 14, 2024 | Ash Wednesday “The New Law practices the acts of religion: almsgiving, prayer and fasting, directing them to the "Father who sees in secret," in contrast with the desire to ‘be seen by men’.” (Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Nº 1969) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 13, 2024 | Sixth Week in Ordinary Time “By denouncing the ‘leaven’ of Herod, Jesus Christ unmasks one of the facets of the sinful temptation: the appearance of realism. When making decisions is when the question arises: what really matters in my life?” (Pope Benedict XVI) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share an...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 12, 2024 | Sixth Week in Ordinary Time “There are three ways for wisdom or prudence to abound in you: if you confess your sins, if you give thanks and praise, and if your speech is edifying.” (Saint Bernard) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here:https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvmGA...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 11, 2024 | Sixth Week in Ordinary Time COLLECT PRAYER O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true, grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Join the universal...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 10, 2024 | Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary “This miracle was not intended merely to satisfy hunger for a day, but rather it signals what Christ wants to accomplish for the salvation of all mankind, giving his own flesh and blood.” (Pope Francis) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here:https:...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 09, 2024 | 5th Week in Ordinary Time “Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside. You called, you shouted, and you broke through my deafness. You flashed, you shone, and you dispelled my blindness. You breathed your fragrance on me; I drew in breath and now I pant for you.” (Saint Augustine...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 08, 2024 | 5th Week in Ordinary Time “Our prayer is not heard because we ask badly, without trust in God or lacking humility and perseverance.” (Saint Augustine) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here:https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvmGAsqsR https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pra...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 07, 2024 | 5th Week in Ordinary Time “The heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live (…). It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. It is the place of encounter, because as image of God we live in relation [with Him]: it is the place of covenant.” (Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Nº 2563) Join the universal Church in praying the Office...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 06, 2024 |Memorial of Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyr “The fourth commandment reminds grown children of their responsibilities toward their parents. As much as they can, they must give them material and moral support in old age and in times of illness, loneliness, or distress. Jesus recalls this duty of gratitude.” (Catechism Of The Catholic Church, N...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 05, 2024 |Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr “After having finished the creation, God did not ‘withdraw’: He can still work. He remains the Creator and therefore always has the possibility to ‘intervene’. God is still God!” (Pope Benedict XVI) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here:htt...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 04, 2024 | 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time COLLECT PRAYER: Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Join the universal Churc...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 03, 2024 | Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary “There is no rest which is not a weariness, unless it be suffered with God, or for God.” (Saint Teresa of Ávila) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here:https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvmGAsqsR https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prayi...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 02, 2024 | Feast of the Presentation of the Lord “With Simeon and Anna, all Israel awaits its encounter with the Savior. Jesus is recognized as the long-expected Messiah, the ‘light to the nations’ and the ‘glory of Israel’, but also ‘a sign that is spoken against’. The sword of sorrow predicted for Mary announces Christ's perfect and unique oblation on the c...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - February 01, 2024 | Fourth Week in Ordinary Time “The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them to act as witnesses of the Gospel and of the obligations that flow from it. This witness is a transmission of the faith in words and deeds.” (Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Nº 2472) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, whereve...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - January 31, 2024 | Fourth Week in Ordinary Time “Jesus of Nazareth, the carpenter, illuminates your life of Christian workers with his life of work. You also illuminate your work environment with the light of Christ.” (Saint John Paul II) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - January 30, 2024 | Fourth Week in Ordinary Time “Jesus hears the prayer of faith, expressed in words (the leper, Jairus, the Canaanite woman, the good thief) or in silence (the bearers of the paralytic, the woman with a hemorrhage who touches his clothes, the tears and ointment of the sinful woman). Healing infirmities or forgiving sins, Jesus always responds to a prayer...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - January 28, 2024 | Fourth Week in Ordinary Time “Christian is someone who has a a deep desire within him: to meet his Lord with his brothers and sisters.. This is our happiness.” ( Pope Francis) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvmGAsqsR https://podcasts...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - January 28, 2024 | Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time COLLECT PRAYER: Almighty ever-living God, who govern all things, both in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the pleading of your people and bestow your peace on our times. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Join the universal Chu...

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - January 27, 2024 | Memorial Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary “When we pray properly, sorrows disappear like snow before the sun.” (Saint John Mary Vianney) Join the universal Church in praying the Office of Lauds, wherever you are. Listen, share and subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvmGAsqsR https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/praying-the-la...