Sacred Meditations
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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (2023)
January 29, 2023 12:31 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOur almighty and everlasting God governs all things in heaven and on earth. We pray that He would hear the prayers of us, His people, and grant us His peace in our time. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Conversion of Saint Paul (2023)
January 25, 2023 20:19 - 59 seconds - 1.76 MBBy the preaching of the apostle Paul, God has caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world. We pray that we may follow his holy teaching and thus show ourselves thankful to our Lord. Conversion of Saint Paul (January 25), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Third Sunday after the Epiphany (2023)
January 22, 2023 12:46 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOur Savior Jesus Christ calls us to proclaim the Good News of His salvation to all people. We pray for God’s grace to answer this call, so that we and the whole world may hear and receive His marvelous works. Third Sunday after the Epiphany, from The Book of Common …
Confession of Saint Peter (2023)
January 18, 2023 10:00 - 57 seconds - 1.73 MBGod inspired Simon Peter to confess Jesus as the Son of the Living God (see Matthew 16:13-20). We pray Him to keep His Church steadfast upon the rock of this confession of faith. Confession of Saint Peter (January 18), from The Book of Common Prayer.
The Second Sunday after Epiphany
January 15, 2023 12:43 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBJesus Christ is the light of the world. We pray that we, His people, may be illumined by His Word and Sacraments so that we may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory that He may be known, worshiped, and followed by all people. Second Sunday after the Epiphany, from …
The Baptism of Our Lord (2023)
January 08, 2023 13:33 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWhen Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan River, He reveals Himself to be the Savior of us sinners. We pray that we who are baptized into Him may remain faithful to Him and confess Him as Lord and Savior. First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our …
The Holy Name (2023)
January 01, 2023 12:56 - 57 seconds - 1.73 MBGod the Father gave His incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus as a sign of our salvation. We pray Him to plant in our hearts the love of Him who is the Savior of the world. The Holy Name (January 1), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Saint Stephen (2022)
December 26, 2022 10:00 - 57 seconds - 1.73 MBWe thank our Lord of glory for the example His servant, Stephen–the first martyr–who confessed his faith as he looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors (see Acts 7:54-60). Saint Stephen (December 26), from The Book of Common Prayer.
The Nativity of Our Lord-Christmas Day (2022)
December 25, 2022 10:00 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOn this Christmas Day, the yearly festival of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray that we who joyfully receive Him as our Redeemer may confidently behold Him when He comes to be our Judge. The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day (first collect), from The Book of …
The Nativity of Our Lord-Christmas Eve (2022)
December 24, 2022 18:22 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOn this Christmas Eve–the eve of celebrating Jesus’ nativity–we pray that we may know our gracious Savior both here on earth and perfectly in heaven. The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day (second collect), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Saint Thomas (2022)
December 21, 2022 19:17 - 57 seconds - 1.73 MBEven as Thomas had his questions about the risen Lord Jesus (see John 20:24-29), we may also have our questions. We pray God to grant us so perfectly and without doubt to believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord and God. Saint Thomas (December 21), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 27 (2022)
November 06, 2022 13:06 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWe pray to God who sent His Son into this world to destroy the works of the devil, and we ask Him to make us pure as He is pure, so that we may be made like Him when He comes again. Collect for Proper 27 (the Sunday closest to …
Proper 26 (2022)
October 30, 2022 12:22 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOnly by God’s gift we can offer Him true and laudable service. So we pray that our gracious God may grant us to run without stumbling toward His heavenly promises. Collect for Proper 26 (the Sunday closest to November 2), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 25 (2022)
October 23, 2022 11:53 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWe pray that God would increase in us His gifts of faith, hope, and charity (love), and that we may love what He commands so that we may obtain what He promises. Collect for Proper 25 (the Sunday closest to October 26), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 24 (2022)
October 16, 2022 12:20 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod has revealed His glory among the nations in His Son Jesus. We pray that He would keep His Church in mercy that she may persevere in the true confession of His Name. Collect for Proper 24 (the Sunday closest to October 19), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 23 (2022)
October 09, 2022 11:51 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBThis week we pray that God’s grace may always go before us and follow after us so that we may live lives of good works (see Ephesians 2:8-10). Collect for Proper 23 (the Sunday closest to October 12), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 22 (2022)
October 02, 2022 11:49 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod is always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and to give more than we desire or deserve. We pray that He would pour out upon us His abundant mercy, forgive us those things which frighten our conscience, and give us the good things that we do …
Proper 21 (2022)
September 25, 2022 11:55 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod shows His almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity. We pray that He would grant us the fullness of His grace, that we may obtain His promises and become partakers of His heavenly treasure. Collect for Proper 21 (the Sunday closest to September 28), from The Book of …
Proper 20 (2022)
September 18, 2022 12:12 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWe live among earthly things that pass away, and we can become so anxious about those things. So we pray that our Lord Jesus would grant us to love the heavenly things and hold fast to those things that endure. Collect for Proper 20 (the Sunday closest to September 21), …
Proper 19 (2022)
September 12, 2022 13:11 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWithout God, we are not able to please Him. Therefore, we pray that He would give His Holy Spirit to us, so that He may direct and rule our hearts in all things. Collect for Proper 19 (the Sunday closest to September 14), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 17 (2022)
August 28, 2022 12:27 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–gives all good things. Therefore we pray that He would graft into our hearts all good things: the love of His Name, true religion, and the fruit of good works. Collect for Proper 17 (the Sunday closest to August 31), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 16 (2022)
August 21, 2022 12:18 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBSince our merciful God gathers His Church in unity by the Holy Spirit, we pray that the Church would show forth His power among all peoples. Collect for Proper 16 (the Sunday closest to August 24), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 15 (2022)
August 14, 2022 11:42 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod has given His Son Jesus Christ to be both a sacrifice for sin and an example of the godly life. We give thanks to Him for the fruits of His redeeming work, and we ask for His grace to follow daily in the steps of His most holy life. …
Proper 14 (2022)
August 07, 2022 12:13 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWe cannot exist without our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, we pray that He would grant us the spirit to think and do what is right and be enabled to live according to His will. Collect for Proper 14 (the Sunday closest to August 10), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 13 (2022)
July 31, 2022 12:11 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBBecause the one Church of Jesus Christ cannot continue without His help, we pray for Him to cleanse and defend her, and to protect and govern her. Collect for Proper 13 (the Sunday closest to August 3), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 12 (2022)
July 24, 2022 12:13 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod protects all who trust in Him. Therefore, we pray that He would increase His mercy upon us so that we may pass through the things of this life and yet not lose the things of eternal life. Collect for Proper 12 (the Sunday closest to July 27), from The …
Proper 11 (2022)
July 17, 2022 11:54 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBSince God knows our needs as well as our weaknesses, we ask Him to have compassion on us and give us those things for which we are unworthy to ask. Collect for Proper 11 (the Sunday closest to July 20), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 10 (2022)
July 10, 2022 11:54 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBWe pray that our gracious Lord would grant us to know what things to do and, by His grace, have the ability to accomplish them. Collect for Proper 10 (the Sunday closest to July 13), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 8 (2022)
June 26, 2022 12:15 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod has built His Church on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone. We pray that we may be joined together by their teaching. Collect for Proper 8 (the Sunday closest to June 29), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Proper 7 (2022)
June 19, 2022 11:51 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBIn keeping with the Second Commandment and because of His lovingkindness, we pray that our Lord and Savior would grant us a perpetual love and reverence of His holy name. Collect for Proper 7 (the Sunday closest to June 22), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Holy Trinity Sunday (2022)
June 12, 2022 12:24 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBBy God’s grace we acknowledge that He is the Holy Trinity–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We pray that He would keep us steadfast in this one true faith and worship. First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer.
The Day of Pentecost (2022)
June 05, 2022 12:25 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOn the Day of Pentecost God opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by sending the promised gift of His Holy Spirit. Today we pray that, by the same Holy Spirit, the preaching of the Gospel may go out to the ends of the earth. The …
Seventh Sunday of Easter (2022)
May 29, 2022 11:44 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod, the King of glory, has exalted His Son Jesus Christ to His heavenly kingdom. We pray that He would not leave us without comfort, but send His Holy Spirit to strengthen us. Seventh Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Ascension Day (2022)
May 26, 2022 10:59 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOur Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that He may fill all things. We pray that we may trust His promise that He still abides with His Church on earth. Ascension Day (first option), from The Book of Common Prayer.
Sixth Sunday of Easter (2022)
May 22, 2022 12:13 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod has prepared such good things that surpass our understanding, and so we pray that He may pour into our hearts such love towards Him that we may love Him and obtain His promises. Sixth Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Fifth Sunday of Easter (2022)
May 15, 2022 11:49 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBSince knowing the true God is everlasting life, we pray that we may perfectly know Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to be the way, the truth, and the life, and thus follow His steps in the way that leads to everlasting life. Fifth Sunday of Easter, from The Book …
Fourth Sunday of Easter (2022)
May 08, 2022 11:35 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBSince Jesus the Son of God is our Good Shepherd, we pray that we may hear His voice and follow where He leads. Fourth Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Third Sunday of Easter (2022)
May 01, 2022 12:24 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOur Lord Jesus Christ made Himself known in the breaking of bread (Luke 24:13-35). We pray that He would open our eyes to behold Him in all His redeeming work. Third Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Second Sunday of Easter (2022)
April 24, 2022 11:37 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBIn the Paschal mystery, God established the new covenant of reconciliation with Him through Jesus Christ. We pray that we who have been reborn into Christ’s Body, the Church, may show forth in our lives what we profess by our faith. Second Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common …
Easter Wednesday (2022)
April 20, 2022 14:17 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBThe risen Lord Jesus made Himself known to His disciples in the breaking of bread. Here we ask Him to open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold Him in all of His redeeming work. Wednesday in Easter Week, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Easter Tuesday (2022)
April 19, 2022 18:43 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOur Lord Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light. Now that we have been raised with Him, we pray that we may abide in His presence and rejoice in the hope of His eternal glory. Tuesday in Easter Week, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Easter Monday (2022)
April 18, 2022 13:05 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBGod gave His only-begotten Son to the death of the cross for our redemption and by His glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy. We pray that we may daily die to sin and live evermore with Him in the joy of His resurrection. Easter Day, from …
The Resurrection of Our Lord (2022)
April 17, 2022 11:35 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBChrist is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Jesus Christ has overcome death and opened the gate of eternal life for us. We pray with joy that we may be raised from the death of sin by His life-giving Spirit. Easter Day, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Holy Saturday (2022)
April 16, 2022 12:41 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBOn Holy Saturday, we remember that God’s dear Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, was laid in the tomb and rested on the Sabbath day. Here we pray that we may await with Him the third day and rise with Him to newness of life. Holy Saturday, from The Book of …
Good Friday (2022)
April 15, 2022 11:57 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBOn this Friday called “Good,” we pray to our gracious and almighty God who has beheld our sinful human family by sending His Son Jesus Christ to go willingly to the cross. Good Friday, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Holy Thursday (2022)
April 14, 2022 11:52 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBOn this Holy (Maundy) Thursday, the night before our He suffered, our Lord Jesus instituted the blessed Sacrament of His body and blood. We pray that we may receive it thankfully, because in it He gives us a pledge of His eternal life. Maundy Thursday, from The Book of Common …
Wednesday in Holy Week (2022)
April 13, 2022 13:58 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOn this Wednesday in Holy Week, we pray for God’s grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, because our Lord Jesus Himself gave His body to be whipped and His body to be spit upon. Wednesday in Holy Week, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Tuesday in Holy Week (2022)
April 12, 2022 11:51 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBBy the passion of His blessed Son, God transformed an instrument of shameful death into the means of life for us. On this Tuesday in Holy Week, we pray that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of our Savior Jesus. Tuesday in Holy Week, from The …
Monday in Holy Week (2022)
April 11, 2022 13:37 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOn this Monday in Holy Week, we pray that we may walk in the way of the cross and find it none other than the way of life and peace. Monday in Holy Week, from The Book of Common Prayer.
Palm Sunday (2022)
April 10, 2022 11:25 - 57 seconds - 1.33 MBOn this Palm Sunday (also named Sunday of the Passion), we acknowledge God’s tender love in sending His Son Jesus Christ to take upon Himself our nature, suffer death upon the cross, and give us the great example of His humility. We also pray that we may walk in the …