Daily Readings from the Revised Common Lectionary
Today’s readings from the Revised Common Lectionary.
50 Days 2024 – Day 1
Day 1, March 31, 2024 Week 1: Resurrection Daily Practice Easter What were signs of resurrection you saw today? Interfaith What signs of transformation or new beginnings did you notice today?
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At Home Holy Thursday Communion Services
Two online videos video services from 2021 & 2022, but that can still be used today. They guide the viewer through a communion service that can be done at home by an individual or used to lead a group.
Advent Readings & Meditation – Christmas Day
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Christmas Day – Daily Prayer
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.
Advent Readings & Meditation – Christmas Eve
The birth of Jesus, in a humble setting, is a profound reminder of God’s love entering the world in the most unexpected way.
Christmas Eve – Daily Prayer
While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child…she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in…
Christmas Music Play List
Merry Christmas!
Here is a selection of Christmas Music from various performers in Western NY. keep checking back as we will be adding new songs and lists over the next few days.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Saturday
Today, let us embrace this gift of grace, allowing it to free us from the burden of past mistakes and guide us towards a future filled with hope and redemption.
Advent 21 – Third Saturday Daily Prayer
In him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Friday
For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind.
Advent 20 – Third Friday Daily Prayer
Come! Let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Thursday
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
Advent 19 – Third Thursday Daily Prayer
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Wednesday
In our moments of need, we are not alone; God is with us, providing strength and solace.
Advent 18 – Third Wednesday Daily Prayer
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Tuesday
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Advent 17 – Third Tuesday Daily Prayer
John into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Monday
Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Advent 16 – Third Monday Daily Prayer
“Pour upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives.”
Advent Readings & Meditation – 3rd Sunday
These scriptures invite us to ponder the immense significance of Christ’s coming—a turning point that brings the potential for peace into our world and hearts.
Advent 15 – Third Sunday Daily Prayer
“The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners”
Daily Prayer Guide…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Saturday
Nothing in all creation will separate us from the love of God.
Advent 14 – Second Saturday Daily Prayer
“We pray traveling mercies for all those who journey during this holiday season. Keep them safe on the roads, and from the unseen enemy that surrounds us, let us pray to the Lord.”
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Thursday of…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Friday
Today’s readings remind us that our current trials cannot limit our capacity for joy and hope!
Advent 13 – Second Friday Daily Prayer
“For the grace to see your image in every person, that we may honor their dignity and treat all people with respect, let us pray to the Lord.”
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Thursday of Advent.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Thursday
These beautiful readings call us to not just embrace this peace, but to also embody it in our own lives.
Advent 12 – Second Thursday Daily Prayer
“You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord.”
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Thursday of Advent.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Wednesday
As we immerse ourselves in the psalms of the day, we are embraced by a deep sense of trust and hope in God’s everlasting reign and unwavering love.
Advent 11 – Second Wednesday Daily Prayer
“create in us the perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness.”
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Wednesday of Advent.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Tuesday
This moment is a beautiful blend of divine mystery and human experience, showing us that God’s promises often unfold in unexpected and even challenging ways.
Advent 10 – Second Tuesday Daily Prayer
“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; in your great compassion blot out my offenses.”
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Tuesday of Advent.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Monday
Giving love is the highest of all virtues. Without that giving, all other virtues are diminished.
Advent 9 – Second Monday Daily Prayer
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Sunday of Advent.
Advent Readings & Meditation – 2nd Sunday
The call to celebrate and rejoice is not a call to ignore the hardships and struggles of life.
Advent 8 – Second Sunday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the Second Sunday of Advent.
“The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8I have baptized you with water; but…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Saturday
In our readings today we are shown a future vision of the world transformed by the Messiah’s reign—a world where justice and peace are not just ideas to strive for, but actual lived realities.
Advent 7 – First Saturday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Saturday of Advent.
“A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Friday
This hope is not limited by our circumstances, our race, our gender, our nationality… there are no limits at all! The hope found in Christ is a gift freely available to all.
Advent 6 – First Friday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Friday of Advent. For individual or group use.
“He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Thursday
This hope is not limited by our circumstances, our race, our gender, our nationality… there are no limits at all! The hope found in Christ is a gift freely available to all.
Advent 5 – First Thursday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Thursday of Advent. For individual or group use.
““Come, let us return to the Lord, for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Wednesday
Love is not a passive emotion but an active force, shaping our interactions and choices.
Advent 4 – First Wednesday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Wednesday of Advent. For individual or group use.
“We pray for the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them,…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Tuesday
These sacred words draw us into a realm of thankfulness and joy, even amidst the complexities that weave through our lives.
Advent 3 – First Tuesday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Tuesday of Advent. For individual or group use.
In that day, says the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away, and those whom I have afflicted. The lame…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Monday
Micah’s vision of a world at peace, where conflict is replaced by harmony, is a powerful reminder of the potential that lies within our shared humanity.
Advent 2 – First Monday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Monday of Advent. For individual or group use.
“He shall judge between many peoples, and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks;…
Advent Readings & Meditation – 1st Sunday
In the gentle whisper of Isaiah’s words, we find a beacon of hope – a promise that transcends the ages.
Advent 1 – First Sunday Daily Prayer
Daily Prayer Guide for the First Sunday of Advent. For individual or group use.
“Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which will come to all the people; for unto you is born this day in the city…