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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

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Vespers Prayer at the Bowing of our Heads

We wrap up our discussion of the silent prayers of Vespers today with a practical...
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Vespers Entrance Prayer

Vespers is the “Twelfth Hour” and therefore the service that straddles the gap between day...
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Lamplighting Prayer Seven

Did you know we offer God more than just words during Church? Some people think...
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Lamplighting Prayer Six

Every time we pray to God we are reminded of the many things He has...
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Lamplighting Prayer Five

We spend a lot of time thinking about God as the all-powerful judge. We make...
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Lamplighting Prayer Four

How much is enough when it comes to blessings from God? Our 2025 Daily Lenten...
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Lamplighting Prayer Three

Memory is a powerful thing. Just about anything in our environment can trigger a memory,...
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Lamplighting Prayer Two

We continue our review of the lamplighting prayers of Vespers with understanding, and maybe more...
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Lamplighting Prayer One

Today we turn our attention to the silent prayers of Vespers. In the Greek tradition,...
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Orthros Prayer at the Bowing of our Heads

Today’s Daily Lenten Journey will wrap up our series on the silent prayers of Orthros....
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Orthros Prayer Twelve

We have been reviewing the silent Orthros prayers. Some prayers ‘just say it all’ when...
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Orthros Prayer Eleven

Human beings are the crown of creation. We are the only creatures on the face...