Great Lent Day 8

Great Lent – Day 8

Scripture Readings 1 Samuel 1:1-23;  Proverbs 1:1-33;  Jeremiah 1:1-10 Prayer Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection “And her rival used to provoke her sorely, to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. So it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the...

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reflection great lent day 6

Sixth Day of Great Lent

Scripture Reading:  Wisdom 8:19-9:5;  Isaiah 62:6-9;  Romans 8:28-39;   Matthew 10:16-22 Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 A divine invitation into cooperation, a...

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great lent day 5

Fifth Day of Great Lent

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-7:10, Job 6:2-7:13, Isaiah 40:1-8 Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection “And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and...

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great lent day 4

Fourth Day of Great Lent

Scripture Reading: Romans 6:3-14 Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection We often view and see our faith as something purely spiritual, symbolic and abstract. But what if it is more real than we ever imagined? What if faith is as real as life itself? In today’s Scripture reading from...

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Third Day of Great Lent

Scripture Readings: Exodus 1:1-2:10, Joel 1:14-20 For most of us who are not agriculturalists and farmers, it might be hard to grasp the true scope of catastrophic destruction and devastation caused by the locust swarm. Today’s Bible reading from Joel 1:14-20 depicts the pain and loss of those who lost...

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Avarayr

Reflection: Avarayr

In 451 A.D., as today, the Armenian nation had to make an existential choice – compromise, give up or fight back. Despite being outnumbered and facing an impossible military confrontation with the undefeatable Persian army of ‘immortals,’ Armenians picked option B – fight back and stand for what is holy,...

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