Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

LISTEN: Morning Prayer - March 16, 2022 | Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent "O God, all your ways are holy; what god can compare with our God?" - Lauds, March 16 God has established his ancient covenant by signs and wonders, but he wondrously confirmed the new one with the sacrifice of His Son. How has God revealed Himself to you today? Follow Wednesday's Lauds wherever you are. Text is availab...

LISTEN: Morning Prayer - March 15, 2022 | Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent "God himself will set me free, from the hunter's snare." - Lauds, responsory What is enslaving you these days? Call on the Lord with humility and trust, for His great love has the power to set you free. Follow Tuesday's Lauds wherever you are. Text is available at ibreviary.com. This daily podcast is brought to you by the...

LISTEN: Morning Prayer - March 14, 2022 | Monday in the Second Week of Lent "Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life." - Jn 6:63c, 68c Get your daily nourishment from God's Word and the Eucharist. Follow Monday's Lauds wherever you are.  Text is available at ibreviary.com.  This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on S...

LISTEN: Morning Prayer - March 13, 2022 | Sunday in the First Week of Lent On this day, the first of days, God the Father’s Name we praise; Who, creation’s Lord and spring, Did the world from darkness bring. - Hymn, Lauds After a long busy week, it's time to recharge. Rest in the Lord so that you may be renewed in your strength. Follow Sunday's Lauds wherever you are.  Text is available at ib...

Morning Prayer - March 12, 2022 | Saturday in the First Week of Lent The first week of Lent is a week of seedtime: let us entrust to God's goodness the fruits of the earth and the work of human hands, so that all may receive daily bread, so that hunger may be taken from the earth.  We pray for all our brothers and sisters who are suffering from all forms of hunger. May the Lord use our hearts...

Morning Prayer - March 11, 2022 | Friday in the First Week of Lent "Let us go into God’s presence singing for joy." - Lauds, March 11 With joy and gladness let us cry out to the Lord and ask Him: open our hearts to sing your praises and announce your goodness and truth. Follow Friday's Lauds wherever you are.  Text is available at ibreviary.com.  This daily podcast is brought to you by t...

Morning Prayer - March 10, 2022 | Thursday in the First Week of Lent "Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you my soul has taken refuge." - Psalm 57:1 In certain ways the Lenten Christian is like the Jew in exile. He is still exposed to the attacks of the enemies. Lent, like the exile in Babylon, is a time of cleansing. It intends to create in us a greater desire and longing for deliverance w...

Morning Prayer - March 9, 2022 | Wednesday in the First Week of Lent Optional Memorial - St. Frances of Rome, Religious "The Lord, your God, is God indeed, the faithful God who keeps his merciful covenant..." - Lauds, March 9 May we be faithful in offering to God our praise and thanksgiving for the gift of his abiding love and mercy to us. Today, we also celebrate the memorial of St. Frances of Ro...

Morning Prayer - March 8, 2022 | Tuesday in the First Week of Lent Optional Memorial - St. John of God, Religious "God is love! Whoever abides in love; abides in God and God in him" (motto of St. John's community) St. John of God, who was of Portuguese descent, was first a shepherd, a dealer and then a soldier. At the age of forty he was converted, and devoted himself to the care of those sick in...

Morning Prayer - March 7, 2022 | Monday in the First Week of Lent Ash Wednesday, the days immediately following, and the first two weeks of Lent are penitential in character. The prayers and readings of daily Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours calls us to an extended examination of conscience: How am I living as a witness to the Kingdom? Have I been the missionary of the Gospel I am called to be? W...

Morning Prayer - March 6, 2022 | Sunday after Ash Wednesday   "Today is holy to the Lord your God. Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength!" - Lauds, March 6 Whatever you are going through in life right now, God knows. He understands. So cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you. Join us in our Sunday Lauds wherever you are.  Text is availab...

Morning Prayer - March 5, 2022 | Saturday after Ash Wednesday  "Come, let us sing to the Lord *   and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us." - Ps. 95:1 Not only fasting, private prayer, and almsgiving, but also corporate worship helps to form the thorough Christian. All worship centers in Christ, the one mediator. His presence and priesthood are the hope of the world. Through Him as their Head,...

Morning Prayer - March 4, 2022 | Friday after Ash Wednesday "My spirit blesses the Lord, the great King!" - Lauds, March 4 God constantly renews and strengthens His Church. Let us entrust to Him all our concerns and cares this day and ask Him to bless us as we raise our hearts in our Morning Prayer. Follow Friday's Lauds wherever you are.  Text is available at ibreviary.com. This daily podcast is...

Morning Prayer - March 3, 2022 | Thursday after Ash Wednesday "At daybreak, be merciful to me, O Lord!" - Lauds, March 3 Let us get down to work on our spiritual program for Lent by beginning the day with our Morning Praise. Follow Thursday's Lauds wherever you are.  Text is available at ibreviary.com. This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communic...

Morning Prayer - March 2, 2022 | Ash Wednesday The time has now come in the Church year for the solemn observance of the great central act of history, the redemption of the human race by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the Roman Rite, the beginning of the forty days of penance is marked with the austere symbol of ashes which is used in today's liturgy. The use of ashes is a survival from an a...

Morning Prayer - March 1, 2022 | Tuesday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time "Lord, save us from the hands of all who hate us." - Lauds, March 1 Let us join our persecuted brothers and sisters in our prayers to the Lord for their strength and consolation in these difficult times. We strengthen our spiritual bond as we make our Morning Prayer. Follow Tuesday's Lauds wherever you are.  Text is ava...

Morning Prayer - Feb. 28, 2022 | Monday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time "In the morning, fill us with your love; we shall exult and rejoice all our days. Give us joy to balance our affliction for the years when we knew misfortune." - Lauds, Feb. 28 Let us pray without ceasing offering all our intentions for peace to reign in the hearts of all people. Follow Monday's Morning Prayer wherever you ar...

Morning Prayer - Feb. 27, 2022 | 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today is the last Sunday before Lent. Ash Wednesday is only three days away. It is a good time to make sure that you are ready for Lent. Let us glorify God with our whole self and offer to Him all our works, prayers and sacrifices for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Join Sunday's Morning Prayer wherever you are. Text is available at...

Morning Prayer - February 26, 2022 | Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturdays stand out among those days dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is a remembrance of the maternal example and discipleship of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, strengthened by faith and hope, on that “great Saturday” on which Our Lord lay in the tomb, was the only one of the disciples to hold vigil in expectation of...

Morning Prayer - February 25, 2022 | Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time "At daybreak, be merciful to me, O Lord!" - Lauds, Feb. 25, 2022 God's mercy is breaking through the dawn. Let us let Him through and offer Him our sacrifice of praise. Join Friday's Morning Prayer wherever you are. Text is available at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commis...

Morning Prayer - February 24, 2022 | Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time   "The night becomes as day,   When from our hearts we say:   May Jesus Christ be praised.   The powers of darkness fear   When this glad song they hear:   May Jesus Christ be praised." - Lauds, Feb. 24, 2022 Text for Thursday's Lauds is available at ibrevi...

Morning Prayer - February 23, 2022 | Memorial of St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr "The Lord is the king of martyrs: come, let us adore him!" St. Polycarp of Smyrna was converted to Christianity by St. John the Evangelist. He was a disciple of the apostles and friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch. He was ordained bishop of Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey) and was about eighty-six when the Roman pro-consul ur...

Morning Prayer - Feb. 22, 2022 | Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, apostle The chair represents the authority of St. Peter and his successors: it expresses the unity of the Church founded on the Apostle Peter. The feast originated in the 4th century. Let us pray for the universal Church, especially for Pope Francis, the successor of St. Peter. Text for Tuesday's Lauds is available at ibreviary.com...

Morning Prayer - Feb. 21, 2022 | Monday in the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Ring out your joy and give glory to God as we offer to Him our Morning Praise! Text to Monday's Lauds is available at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Available on Spotify, Anchor and Google. https://open.spotify.com/show/5Drix5cHFQEFXbvmGAsqsR...

Morning Prayer - Feb. 20, 2022 | Sunday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings. Start your day with gratitude. Follow Sunday's Lauds at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Available on Spoti...