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Thursday of the Third Week of Lent. Confession: The Manner by Which We Examine Ourselves

03/16/2017

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the Body and Blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 (From the Epistle of the Vesperal Liturgy Holy Thursday Morning) Our

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent. The New Covenant

03/15/2017

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; for this is My blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I shall

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent. The Sin of Judas Was Not the Betrayal

03/14/2017

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. Matthew 26:6-16 (Gospel of Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on Holy Wednesday Morning) “The Passion” of Christ refers to His sufferings. The first act of the Passion was the betrayal by

Monday of the Third Week of Lent. We’ve Got to Get It Right in This Life

03/13/2017

Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” John 12:35-36 (From the Gospel of the Bridegroom Service on Holy Tuesday Evening) Most people who know me know that I like to mow the lawn. It is a hobby, exercise I actually like and a

Friday of the Second Week of Lent. The Story of Job

03/10/2017

And the Lord said to Satan, ”Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” Then Satan answered the Lord, ”Does Job fear God for naught? Hast thou not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent. When You Need Comfort, Go Read a Psalm

03/09/2017

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in Him will be

Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent. What Is Your Foundation Made of?

03/08/2017

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Psalm 127:1 (Read at every Pre-Sanctified Liturgy) Our son loves to build things with Legos. One day, we were building a “skyscraper,” taking all of the Legos and building a tall tower. Nicholas was much younger back then, and as he was building, he had left some empty spaces

Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent. All You Need to Remember Are These Two Things

03/07/2017

But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it,

Monday of the Second Week of Lent. Are We in the End Times? Is Everyone Going to be Saved?

03/06/2017

As He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the close of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors

Friday of the First Week of Lent. Come with Conviction, Not Just for the Signs

03/03/2017

The crowd that had been with him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. John 12:17-18 I’ve often wondered how a large crowd on a Sunday could cheer “Hosanna” for Jesus as He entered into Jerusalem, and five days later, many of the same people jeered “Crucify Him!”