Saturday After Lent 2

Psalm 51

Saturday After Lent 2

Start by reading Psalm 51 reflectively. After a period of silence, read over the quote for the day. Consider within yourself what it might mean…

Amma Sarah said, “I put out my foot to ascend the ladder, and I place death before my eyes before going up (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Sigma.6).”

Friday After Lent 2

Psalm 51

Friday After Lent 2

Start by reading Psalm 51 reflectively. After a period of silence, read over the quote for the day. Consider within yourself what it might mean…

Abba Poeman said, “The beginning of evil is heedlessness… (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Pi.43).”

Thursday After Lent 2

Psalm 51

Thursday After Lent 2

Start by reading Psalm 51 reflectively. After a period of silence, read over the quote for the day. Consider within yourself what it might mean…

Amma Syncletica said, “Just as the most bitter medicine drives out poisonous creatures so prayer joined with fasting drives evil thoughts away (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Sigma.3).”

Wednesday After Lent 2

Psalm 51

Wednesday After Lent 2 (Eucharist 9:30 am/Stations; Benediction; Meditation 7 pm) Start by reading Psalm 51 reflectively. After a period of silence, read over the quote for the day. Consider within yourself what it might mean…

‘A Brother said to Abba Theodore, ‘Speak a word to me, for I am perishing,’ and sorrowfully he said to him, ‘I am myself  in danger, so what can I say to you?’ (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Theta.20).”

Tonight we will talk about writing our own obituaries... How you want to be remembered should effect how we choose to live.

Tuesday After Lent 2

Psalm 51

Tuesday After Lent 2

Start by reading Psalm 51 reflectively. After a period of silence, read over the quote for the day. Consider within yourself what it might mean…

It was said of Amma Sarah that for sixty years she lived beside a river and never lifted her eyes to look at it. (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Sigma.3)

Monday After Lent 2

Psalm 51

Monday After Lent 2

Start by reading Psalm 51 reflectively. After a period of silence, read over the quote for the day. Consider within yourself what it might mean…

Abba Nilus said, “Everything you do in revenge against a brother who has harmed you will come back to your mind at the time of prayer. (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers Nu.1).”

Second Sunday of Lent

*Sunday is always considered a feast day, or a ‘Little Easter.’ Take a break.

2nd Sunday of Lent