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The Festival of St. Stephen, Martyr

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 23:34-39 (NKJV)   23:34 Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth,…

The Feast of the Nativity of our Lord

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14 (NKJV)   7:10 Moreover the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11 “Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above.”   12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”   13 Then he…

The Festival of the Holy Innocents

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Blog
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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.”  …

The Vigil of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord

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Scripture and Devotion for the Vigil of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord. Tuesday, December 24th, 2024.   Scripture: St. John 1:1-7 (NKJV)   1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.   3 All…

The Festival of St. Thorlak, Bishop and Confessor

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 24:42-47 (NKJV) 24:42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also…

The Festival of St. Thomas, Apostle

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. John 20:24-31 (NKJV) 20:24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”   So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my…

The Friday of Ember Week in Advent

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-5 (NKJV) 11:1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.   2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the…

The Thursday after Gaudete Sunday, The Third Sunday in Advent

Posted on December 19, 2024 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…

The Wednesday of Ember Week in Advent

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 2:2-5 (NKJV) 2:2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.   3 Many people shall come and say, “Come, and…

The Tuesday after Gaudete Sunday, The Third Sunday in Advent

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 1:57-66 (NKJV) 1:57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.   59 So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to…