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Festival of St. Stephen, Martyr

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 2:13-18 (NKJV)   2:13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”   14 When…

The Vigil of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 2:15-20 (NKJV)   2:15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they came with haste and…

Festival of St. Thorlak, Bishop and Confessor

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 2:1-14 (NKJV)   2:1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.   4 Joseph also went…

Thursday after Rorate coeli, The Fourth Sunday in Advent

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 1:18-24 (NKJV)   1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example,…

Festival of St. Thomas, Apostle

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 (NKJV)   2:6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our…

Tuesday after Rorate coeli, The Fourth Sunday in Advent

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: 1 John 1:1-7 (NKJV)   1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal…

Monday after Rorate coeli, The Fourth Sunday in Advent

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 1:39-56 (NKJV)   1:39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled…

Saturday of Ember Week in Advent

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 3:10-20 (NKJV)   3:10 So the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?”   11 He answered and said to them, “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.”   12 Then tax collectors also came to be baptized,…

Friday of Ember Week in Advent

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 11:11-15 (NKJV)   11:11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers…

Thursday after Gaudete, The Third Sunday in Advent

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. John 1:24-34 (NKJV)   1:24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”   26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not…