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Friday after the Fifth Sunday in Easter

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The oldest known icon of  Christ Pantocrator  –  Saint Catherine's Monastery . The  halo  is a representation of the divine  Logos of Christ ,  and the two different facial expressions on either side emphasize Christ's  dual nature  as both divine and human. [1] [2] Brief Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary Readings Opening Sentence Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Pray  -  Click her Today Ps. 106:1–18; Ps. 106:19–48; Lev. 23:1–22; 2 Thess. 2:1–17; Matt. 7:1–12 Psalm 106 | Community Lament A confession of sin and how God has forgiven it all; a walk through the history of this salvation; God delivered us. Declare the acts of the Lord; Leviticus 23 Outlines various festivals - Passover, Sabbath, Offering First Fruits, Festival of Weeks; When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of you...

Wednesday after the Third Sunday in Easter

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I, Davezelenka [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons Brief Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary Readings Opening Sentence Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Pray  -  Click here Read Today Wednesday | 13 April 2016 | Ps. 38; Ps. 119:25–48; Exod. 19:16–25; Col. 1:15–23; Matt. 3:13–17 Psalm 38 | Individual Lament Confession of sin and seeking forgiveness; the pleader is in anguish; lists many signs of submission and a contrite heart; the individual feels lost without God. Exodus 19 Moses is instructed by God about coming to the mountain with the Lord. Colossians 1 Jesus is one with God in God's image; Paul is a servant of God. Matthew 3 Jesus is baptized by God and God appears. Read Tomorrow Thursday | 14 April 2016 | Ps. 37:1–18; Ps. 37:19–42; E...