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The Wednesday after the Ninth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Mark 12:38-44 (NKJV)   12:38 Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 40 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make…

The Tuesday after the Ninth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 6:32-36 (NKJV)   6:32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34…

The Monday after the Ninth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 12:32-48 (NKJV)   12:32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor…

The Saturday after the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 21:18-22 (NKJV)   21:18 Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig…

The Friday after the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 23:23-36 (NKJV)   23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out…

The Thursday after the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 12:46-50 (NKJV)   12:46 While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”   48 But He answered and said to…

The Festival of St. Olaf II, King and Martyr

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 10:26-32 (NKJV)   10:26 Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.   27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 And…

The Tuesday after the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. John 7:14-24 (NKJV)   7:14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. 15 And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”   16 Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. 17…

The Monday after the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 7:22-29 (NKJV)   7:22 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice…

The Festival of St. James the Elder, Apostle

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 20:20-28 (NKJV)   20:20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.   21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?”   She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right…