Lectio Divina for 8 August 2024
Lectio Passage: O Yahweh our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens. Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger. (Psalm 8:2-3)
Lectio Divina for 7 August 2024
Lectio Passage: O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save. O Lord my God, if I have done […]
Lectio Divina for 6 August 2024
Lectio Passage: Lord, when thou dost reprove me, let it not be in anger; when thou dost chastise me, let it not be in displeasure. Lord, pity me; I have no strength left; Lord, heal me; my limbs tremble; my spirits are altogether broken; Lord, wilt thou never be content? Lord, turn back, and grant […]
Lectio Divina for 5 August 2024
Lectio Passage: Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight. For there is no truth in [the enemy’s] mouth; their heart is vain. Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according […]
Lectio Divina for 4 August 2024
Lectio Passage: Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry. Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God. For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice. In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art […]
Lectio Divina for 3 August 2024
Lectio Passage: When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me. Have mercy on me: and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? why do you love vanity, and seek after lying? Know ye […]
Lectio Divina for 2 August 2024
Lectio Passage: Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me. Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God. But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head. I have cried to the Lord […]
Lectio Divina for 1 August 2024
Lectio Read the passage attentively and carefully. Passage: Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence. But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and […]
God is Not to Be Mocked
From the Office of Patriarch Seraphim Michael TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, 31 July 2024 – It is with righteous anger and unwavering determination that I address the recent blasphemy committed during the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Only a day ago, I witnessed the abhorrent acts through a shared video. The vile mockery of […]
Lectio Divina for 31 July 2024
Lectio Passage: “My brethren, be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel: Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that […]
