Praying the Lauds - Your Daily Christian Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer - Feb. 19, 2022 | Saturday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Today let us listen to the voice of the Lord and enter into his peace... Praying with you and for you in this Saturday's Lauds. Text 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...

Morning Prayer - February 18, 2022 | Friday in the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Indeed, how good is the Lord: bless his holy name! Let our first mood this day be of peace and praise. Take on the Morning Habit. Pray the Lauds. This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Available on Spotify, Anchor and Google.  Music: Deeper Melodies by WTB...

Morning Prayer - February 17, 2022 | Thursday in the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time "Now that the daylight fills the sky, We lift our hearts to God on high, That he, in all we do or say, Would keep us free from harm today." Let us continue our daily morning habit and pray for all our persecuted brothers and sisters for their strength and consolation. Text for Thursday's Lauds is available at ibreviar...

Morning Prayer - February 16, 2022 | Wednesday in the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Before you begin a busy day, take time to pause and pray. Together, let us offer to God our praise for a new day! Text for Wednesday'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.&n...

Morning Prayer - February 15, 2022 | Tuesday in the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Keep us safe, O Lord, all the days of our life. Let us unite our voices in prayer for all those whose lives are in danger at this moment and those who are living in fear. Join us for Tuesday's Lauds. Text available at ibreviary.com.  This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Socia...

Morning Prayer - February 14, 2022 | Memorial of Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius, Bishop St Methodius was born in Thessalonica in 826. With his brother Cyril, he went to Moravia to preach the faith. They translated liturgical texts into the Slavonic language and invented the Glagolithic and possibly also the Cyrillic alphabet. After his brother’s death he went to Pannonia, where he was assiduous...

Morning Prayer - February 13, 2022 | Sunday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, his love endures forever!  Let us spend this holy day with hearts full of gratitude for He renews us and refreshes us each day. Follow Sunday's Lauds. Text available at ibreviary.com.  This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Com...

Morning Prayer - February 12, 2022 | Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Sing a new song to the Lord for praise is fitting for the King of kings! Let us be ready to welcome God in our hearts as we glorify him in our morning prayer. Join the universal Church in praying Saturday's Lauds. Text is available at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commissi...

Morning Prayer - February 11, 2022 | Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes Today marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old Marie Bernade (St. Bernadette) Soubirous. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Blessed Virgin appeared eighteen times, and showed herself to St. Bernadette in the hollow of the rock at Lourdes. On March 25 she said to the little shepher...

Morning Prayer - February 10, 2022 | Memorial of St. Scholastica, abbess St. Scholastica, the twin sister of St. Benedict, was born in 480 of wealthy parents. The twins were brought up together until Benedict left central Italy for Rome to continue his studies. Little is known of Scholastica’s early life. She founded a religious community for women near Monte Cassino at Plombariola, five miles fro...

February 9, 2022 | Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Let us sing a new hymn to our God and offer to Him our sacrifice of praise.  Begin your mornings in prayer. Follow Wednesday's Lauds at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Music: Deeper Melodies by WTB Records.

February 8, 2022 Memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin Josephine Bakhita was born near Jebel Agilere in South Darfur (Sudan). Kidnapped when still very young, she experienced the cruelty of slavery as she was sold several times in slave markets of Africa. Finally she was rescued by an Italian family and brought to Italy where she not only became a Christian but also felt the call to consecrate...

February 7, 2022 | Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Let us lift our heart to the Lord and He will hear our morning prayer! Follow Monday's Lauds at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication. Music: Deeper Melodies by WTB Records.

Morning Prayer - February 6, 2022 | Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus rose early in the morning and went out to a place of solitude, and there he prayed. Let us join our Lord in prayer on this Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Follow Sunday's Lauds at ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

February 5, 2022 Memorial of St. Agatha, virgin and martyr As in the case of Agnes, another virgin-martyr of the early Church, almost nothing is historically certain about this saint except that she was martyred in Sicily during the persecution of Emperor Decius in 251. Legend has it that Agatha, like Agnes, was arrested as a Christian, tortured, and sent to a house of prostitution to be mistreate...

Morning Prayer - February 4, 2022 Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time "Indeed, how good is the Lord: bless his holy name." Today is a great day to praise the Lord! Let us glorify Him in our Morning Prayer. Follow Friday's Lauds here: ibreviary.com This daily podcast is brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

Morning Prayer - February 3, 2022 Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time "In the early hours of the morning I think of you, O Lord..." Let us offer our praise and thanksgiving to God in today's Morning Prayer. Text available at: ibreviary.com Brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

February 2, 2022 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord The Presentation of Jesus at (or in) the Temple is an early episode in the life of Jesus, describing His presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem, to be redeemed by the parents' sacrifice from His birth-state of sanctity, i.e. and predestined by His firstborn status to serve as a priest. The feast is celebrated by many Christian Churches on the...

Feb. 1, 2022 Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Sing to the Lord a new song! Let your praises and petitions be heard for He loves you and cares for you. Text for Tuesday's Lauds is available here: ibreviary.com Brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

January 31, 2022 Memorial of St. John Bosco, Priest John Bosco was born in Piedmont in 1815 of a peasant family, and he was brought up by his widowed mother. He became a priest, and his particular concern was for the young. He settled in Turin, Italy, where, as in so many cities in the 19th century, the industrial revolution was bringing enormous movements of population and consequent social probl...

January 30, 2022 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time What a great day to praise the Lord! Praying with you and for you in today's Lauds and in the altar of the Holy Eucharist. Today, the Philippine Church celebrates National Bible Sunday and Pro-Life Sunday. Let us allow God's Word to take root in our lives so that we too can incarnate Jesus, the Word-made-flesh, in our thoughts, words and deeds. Text...

January 29, 2022 Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness: come, let us adore him in our morning prayer. Text for Saturday's Lauds is available here: ibreviary.com Brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

FRIDAY, 28 Jan 2022 Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church St. Thomas Aquinas was born of a noble family in southern Italy who later became a Dominican and studied under the great philosopher St. Albert the Great. Out of his many writings on philosophy and theology, including the Summa Theologiae, a standard textbook for many centuries is still an irreplaceable resource to...

Thursday - January 27, 2022 Year: C(II). Psalm week: 3. Liturgical Color: Green. Come, let us adore the Lord, for he is our God. Follow Thursday's Lauds here: ibreviary.com Brought to you by the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communication.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Saints Timothy and Titus Timothy and Titus were converted to Christianity by St. Paul, and became his companions and helpers. Paul entrusted Timothy with the care of the Christians in Ephesus, and sent Titus to Crete to look after the Christians there. He wrote them the so-called “pastoral” epistles, giving advice for pastors and people alike. Text of Tuesday's Lauds he...