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The Wednesday after Septuagesima Sunday

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (NKJV)   26:16 “This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. 17 Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His…

The Tuesday after Septuagesima Sunday

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7 (NKJV)   5:1 Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard:   My Well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.   2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in…

The Festival of the Presentation of our Lord and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9 (NKJV)   1:1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which…

The Saturday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 (NKJV)   1:12 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. 13 For we are not writing any other things to you…

The Friday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 13:44-52 (NKJV)   13:44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.   45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful…

The Thursday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 13:31-35 (NKJV)   13:31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and…

The Wednesday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 13:22-30 (NKJV)   13:22 And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?”   And He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek…

The Tuesday after the Festival of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 13:36-43 (NKJV) 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”   37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38…

The Festival of St. Titus, Bishop and Confessor

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 10:1-9 (NKJV) 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the…

The Festival of St. Timothy, Bishop and Confessor

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:11-16 (NKJV) 5:11 But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, 12 having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith. 13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but…